Large, thick, fleshy, forked fronds that resemble horns and flat, sterile fronds that are like plates around the base of the plant. They are native to Australia where they are epiphytic, growing on the bark of trees. They can be kept slightly drier than most other ferns and can be grown on sphagnum moss attacted to a board or in a humus-rich soil. There are hundreds of species of pteris ferns and many of them make good indoor plants. Most of them have upright habits and fine, coarsely-divided foliage held up on tall slender stems.
Several varieties have attractive variegation.
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