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Triangle Waterfern

Ceratópteris richárdii

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Ceratopteris

Ideal Conditions

Temperature

18-30°C(opt: Not specified)


Description

Ceratopteris richardii is a Water Sprite species that resembles Ceratopteris thalictroides in appearance. It can be differentiated from C. thalictroides by the number of spores per sporangium, with C. richardii featuring 16-spored sporangia and C. thalictroides having 32-spored sporangia.

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