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Pellaea calomelanos, Pellaea

Pellaea calomelanos

Pellaea
Family: Pteridaceae
Origin: Eastern Africa, South Africa
Small plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeFull sunDry conditionsModerate waterEthnomedical plant.
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The species can be found on many hillsides where it usually grows at the base of rocks and often manages to survive in tiny pockets of soil in the crevices. It can withstand seasonal droughts remarkably well and is therefore found even in exceptionally dry places.


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Pellaea calomelanos, Pellaea
Pellaea calomelanos, Pellaea


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