Rock Felt Fern
NameRock Felt Fern
Species NamePyrrosia rupestris
Common NameRock Felt Fern
Bonsai Styleroot-over-rock
Estimated Age (years)7
Container Typenatural substrate
Geographic Originaustralia
Cultivation Difficultyintermediate
Foliage Typefern fronds
Height (cm)5
Nebari (Root Flare) QualityNot applicable
Notable FeaturesEpiphytic/lithophytic growth habit on a natural substrate, dimorphic fronds with visible sori (spore-producing structures), growing in symbiosis with lichen. This specimen is a fern, not a traditional bonsai tree, hence some bonsai-specific fields are interpreted or marked as not applicable.
Description
This image displays a cluster of Rock Felt Ferns, identified as Pyrrosia rupestris, growing epiphytically or lithophytically on a textured natural surface, likely a tree trunk or rock, alongside various lichens. The fern exhibits dimorphic fronds, with smaller, rounder sterile fronds and longer, narrower fertile fronds covered in sori on their undersides. While not a traditional bonsai tree, its growth habit on a substrate could be loosely interpreted as 'root-over-rock' in a natural setting.
