The mountainous forests of China, India and Tibet are home to lepisorus, where you will find this distinctive evergreen fern growing along roadsides, on mossy tree trunks, or sprouting from a thin layer of dirt atop rocks.
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Lepisorus bicolor
Item #: 2137
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: China, India, Nepal
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Lepisorus
Similar in appearance to pyrrosia with elongated, strap-shaped, leathery fronds, lepisorus is a slow growing, creeping fern that is at home in a garden bed, container or tucked in the rock crevices of a living wall.
Those interested in herbal remedies will find powdered lepisorus sold under the name Chang Wa Wei in China where it is used to treat fevers and respiratory infections.