Kingdom Plantae Class Polypodiopsida Family Pteridaceae Scientific name Pellaea rotundifolia | Division Pteridophyta Order Polypodiales Genus Pellaea Rank Species | |
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Similar Cliffbrake, Pteris cretica, Pellaea falcata, Asplenium bulbiferum, Adiantum hispidulum | ||
Pellaea rotundifolia, the button fern, is a species of fern endemic to New Zealand, where it grows in scrub and forests. It is also a popular garden plant (in zones 8 and 9) and house plant.
Pellaea rotundifolia is an evergreen fern that can have more than 30 pairs of round, dark-green, leathery pinnae on fronds up to 18 in. (45 cm).
It needs acidic and well-drained soil; it does not appreciate the moist, humid conditions that most ferns require so does well with minimal watering.
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