Can
be found in the rocky woods of warm temperate forests – warm being relative
since winters hardiness of these ferns can get rather cold and even snowy at
times. They seem to like vertical habitats, either on actual rock walls or on
steep slopes.
Pteris
cretica produces clumps of fronds from the short underground rhizomes. As the
upright fronds grow tall, they tend to arch over at the tip. Pteris
cretica has only one kind of fronds, which is about 30cm (12 inch) long, 20cm
(8 inch) wide and light to medium green.