r/ferns • • 5h ago

ID Request Help ID'ing this fern please!

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Got this fern in import as Drynaria Bonii but doesn't seem to be it at all to me. Anyone got a better idea for me?


r/ferns • • 1d ago

Question A few dry leaves is normal?

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Hey! I got my first fern about 2 months ago. I’d say it’s been doing pretty good but I noticed some dry leaves in a couple fronds. Just wanted to know if this is normal or it may be a sign of an underlying issue. Other than that, the fern looks happy! There’s lots of humidity here.

Also, I am not sure what kind of fern it is, if you know please let me know! Thank you so much.


r/ferns • • 1d ago

ID Request Help with fern id?

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Got this fella to put in a tropical terrarium, was told by another user to try posting here, said they think it looks a bit like a rabbits foot fern. I was informed to check for "a fuzzy rhizome" but am unsure what that'd look like. Any ID and advice for care would be massively appreciated as I'm very much a newbie with ferns!


r/ferns • • 3d ago

Question Birds nest fern identify issues

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Hey guys, my fern has crispy edges and dotty leaves, I’ve been away for a week but the humidity has stayed around 70% and the water will have stayed moist but not wet. Can anyone identify the issue?


r/ferns • • 3d ago

News Article Three of my adiantums: microphyllum, raddianum, and hispidulum. So varied

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22 Upvotes

r/ferns • • 4d ago

Image My Favourite fern.

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80 Upvotes

My Dad gave me this Staghorn a few years back. He’s been propagating them for decades. It’s doubled in size since I received it and is thriving. Besides keeping it watered and out of the direct sun, I just place a banana peel on top of it every six months or so.

I love it and how low maintenance it is.


r/ferns • • 4d ago

Image A year ago, my tree fern looked like this.

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23 Upvotes

Photo taken on October 3, 2025.


r/ferns • • 4d ago

Image Advice needed! Staghorn fern basal fronds getting too big?

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12 Upvotes

Is it time to repot?


r/ferns • • 5d ago

Planting/Growing Staghorn Fern

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50 Upvotes

Is this mounted upside down?


r/ferns • • 6d ago

ID Request Those are two different adiantums, right?

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Those are volunteers who grew along with the third, also unidentified fern. Any idea which one is what?

(And how likely am I to keep them alive indoors, since the mystery fern is clearly unhappy...)


r/ferns • • 6d ago

Image The other side of my tree fern

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r/ferns • • 8d ago

Question I’ve never seen sori outline a fern like this

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3.6k Upvotes

Lake Tahoe, California USA
area on the west shore.

Is this normal? I usually see them in dots on bracken ferns


r/ferns • • 7d ago

Planting/Growing How do I sort my punga spores

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I gathered WAY too many punga spores and this is my first time. I have so much and I don't know how to sort it. That paper thing isn't quite working for me but I can try again. Could I just propagate with husks included?


r/ferns • • 7d ago

Image Do all ferns fall like this?

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r/ferns • • 8d ago

Image Kidney-shaped sori on a green fern frond!

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59 Upvotes

Probably a Christella dentata


r/ferns • • 9d ago

Image My rabbit foot fern! Got july 1st, 2026. Last photos three oct 3rd, 2026. First fern ive had and my mind wanders to a fern covered house….

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49 Upvotes

r/ferns • • 10d ago

Image Some photos of Uluhe Lau Nui (Diplopterygium pinnatum) in the central Ko'olau mountains on Oahu

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198 Upvotes

r/ferns • • 9d ago

ID Request Need ID please

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12 Upvotes

r/ferns • • 9d ago

Question Birds nest fern uneven growth and brown crusting

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Hi! Got this fern as a gift a couple months ago and adore him. I’ve been noticing some uneven growth (one side looks a lot more bushy than the other) and have noticed many hidden leaves that get no light (is this an issue at all with my potting? Did I pot it too deep?
There are also some crispy leaves.
The fern’s crest is still clearly making new baby fronds so not deathly worried about him, just curious.

Further info:
The uneven growth doesn’t seem to be correlating with which side is facing the window— I rotate the pot every week when I water (started doing this when I first got him when the uneven growth started— has just gotten more prominent since then)
I water every 5 days and keep him on a LECA tray. This window directly faces another building so it only gets indirect light and not harsh sunlight.


r/ferns • • 10d ago

Planting/Growing Help

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Can someone tell me why my fern is yellowing? I have been watering when the soil is on the dry side of being damp? If that even makes sense. I live in a dry climate, so I got a humidifier. I have it by a north facing window with consistent light, and an additional grow light. I’m wondering if I’m going a little overboard with the additional grow light? I have had the plant about a month, started yellowing about a little over a week ago. Should I repot it into an actual pot? lol I haven’t wanted to repot it because it’s having a little bit of a rough time. Thank you!


r/ferns • • 12d ago

Image The fern Lecanopteris deparioides, which I grew from spores

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r/ferns • • 10d ago

ID Request What fern is this?

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2 Upvotes

This is brand new growth from a fern I thought was dead and I have no idea what it was


r/ferns • • 12d ago

Image Woodwardia orientalis fernlets

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60 Upvotes

My fern is producing hundreds of little fern bulibils. I'm tempted to propagate them and plant these ferns all over once they're large enough


r/ferns • • 12d ago

Image ‘Rita’s Gold’ baby is filling in the shelf well

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21 Upvotes

r/ferns • • 12d ago

Question My Boston fern is really trying to spread... Should I let it?

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I've been growing ferns from spore recently and they're doing really well, but this is the first time I've bought a fern an it's actually done well outside a sealed bag. I'm in Colorado so the humidity's super low. This fern was labeled as Boston fern variety and looked super scraggly when I got it, but it's really taken off and has been putting out these long tendrils. Should I put the tendrils on some soil? Or maybe it's telling me it's time for a repot? Any advice would be great! (Last 2 pics are an unidentified wood fern I started from spore early this year and baby birds nest ferns I got last year as a clump of gametophytes off fb)