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Common Name: Common Staghorn Fern

Species Name: Platycerium bifurcatum

Family Name: Polypodiaceae

 

 

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Southeast Asia
Sun Preference Shade
Susceptibility None serious, requires high humidity

 

 

ID Characteristics

  • Leaf and Stem Characteristics
    • Plant Height: 6-foot diameter, 4-foot height
    • Leaves: Sterile fronds sessile, erect, rounded, entire, wavy or shallowly lobed

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 10
Notes Fertile fronds pendent, forked leathery; most commonly used as a specimen plant; can be used as a conversation piece

 

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