Identifying Your Rabbit's Foot Fern: White vs. Brown Rhizome Types

A gardener had a "rabbit's foot" fern with fuzzy rhizomes wrapping the pot, easy care, gorgeous foliage, and wanted the correct name.

Two Commercial Types

• White Rabbit's Foot: Dark green foliage, white rhizomes. Scientific name: Humata tyermannii.
• Regular / Brown Rabbit's Foot: Light green foliage, brown rhizomes. Scientific name: Davallia trichomanoides.

Propagation Note

Both are sterile (no viable spores) and commercially cloned via tissue culture. For home propagation: lift rhizomes (don't break), affix to fresh potting soil. Once rooted, sever from mother. New plant won't be as full initially but can fill out over time.