
Psilotaceae FAMILY
Psilotum nudum
Psilotum nudum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial
Growth—
Plants grow best with some sun and some shade[1]. Plants can be epiphytic, when growing in the soil they prefer well-drained, sandy soils[1]. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil[2].
Propagation
Seed - Division. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Psilotum+nudum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Bihrmann's Caudiciforms — http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ ↩︎An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.
- [2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [3]Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database — http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp ↩︎Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants.
- [4]Ferns and Fern Allies of Guatemala — Field Museum of Natural History · 1981 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A flora of the ferns of Guatemala, giving some plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [5]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.