Accession Data:
Microsorum steerei (Harr.) Ching
- Common Name: Blue Strap Fern
- Family: Polypodiaceae Bercht. & J. Presl.
- Synonym(s): Microsorum thailandicum Boonkerd & Noot.
- Country of Origin: Thailand, southern China, Vietnam
- Habitat: limestone hills in peninsular Thailand
- 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.
- Culture: epiphyte or lithophyte on limestone. Warm temps. Bright filtered light, high humidity.
- USDA Zone: 10-12
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200202460
- 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.
- Accession Date: 10-17-2002
- Bench: 3101 - EVO: Bryophytes & Lycopods
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-11-2025
Classification:
- Division: Ferns
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- SubClass: Polypodiidae
- Order: Polypodiales
- SubOrder: Polypodiineae
- Family: Polypodiaceae
- SubFamily: Microsoroideae
- Tribe:
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References (internal):
- Ferns & Fern Allies
- Iridescent Plants
- EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
- Plants used in EEB 2244 - General Ecology
- Scavenger Hunt - Grades 9-12 (generic)
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / China Southeast / Taiwan / Thailand / Vietnam
References (external):
- 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.
data regenerated on Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:45:13 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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