Microsorum steerei

Common name: Blue Strap Fern

Family: Polypodiaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Microsorum thailandicum</i> Boonkerd & Noot.

Country of Origin: Thailand, southern China, Vietnam

Description: Blue Strap Fern is an epiphtye or lithophyte that is found growing on limestone hills in peninsular Thailand. This ferns remarkable blue iridescence is thought to enable selective absorption of light.

Uses:

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USDA Zone: 10-12

Source: Tim Devine - CSU Chico

Provenance:

Originally rcvd as Microsorum thailandicum.
CSU-Chico ex Dick & Donna Murrill, 9416 Cummings Rd., Durham, CA. 
Plant given to Murrills in Thailand. 


      

      
  
      
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epiphyte or lithophyte on limestone.  Warm temps.  Bright filtered light, high humidity.
  
      
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Division: Ferns
        
Class: Polypodiopsida
        
SubClass: Polypodiidae
        
Order: Polypodiales
        
SubOrder: Polypodiineae
        
Family: Polypodiaceae
        
SubFamily: Microsoroideae
        
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The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
Microsorum steerei at Flora of China. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
Microsorum thailandicum at Exotic Rainforest. Last accessed Friday, May 11, 2018.

  
      
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