Plant Profile: Hemionitis rotundifolia

Names

Button Fern, Cliffbrake, Cliff Brake, Cliff Break, Green Cliff Brake

  • Photo of Hemionitis rotundifolia (Hemionitis rotundifolias)

Phonetic Spelling:hem-ee-oh-NYE-tiss ro-tun-dih-FOL-lee-uh

Genus:Hemionitis

Species:rotundifolia

Family:Pteridaceae

This perennial fern, indigenous to New Zealand, thrives in warm environments and is also suitable for indoor cultivation.

Hemionitis rotundifolia Feature Summary

Hemionitis rotundifolia Image Gallery

Tags

#evergreen
#houseplant
#perennial
#fern
#evergreen fern
#non-toxic for horses
#non-toxic for dogs
#non-toxic for cats

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Hemionitis rotundifolia Feature Summary

Fruit
No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.
Flowers
Attributes
Perennial
Whole Plant Traits
Houseplant
Fern
Leaves
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds

Hemionitis rotundifolia Fruit

Hemionitis rotundifolia: Fruit Description

No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.

Hemionitis rotundifolia Flowers

Hemionitis rotundifolia: Flower Description

No flowers.

Hemionitis rotundifolia Attributes

Hemionitis rotundifolia: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Hemionitis rotundifolia Whole Plant Traits

Hemionitis rotundifolia: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Hemionitis rotundifolia: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Hemionitis rotundifolia Leaves

Hemionitis rotundifolia: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Hemionitis rotundifolia: Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Hemionitis rotundifolia: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Hemionitis rotundifolia Stem

Hemionitis rotundifolia: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes