Staghorn Fern
Botanical Name: Platycerium bifurcatum
Antler-like fronds give staghorn fern its common name. It's also known as elkhorn fern.
Staghorn Ferns -- Growing Platycerium Species
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Staghorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Flat, velvety, light-green, antler-like leaves arch from the green shell-like base. Does best in sphagnum moss on wood or in baskets.
Staghorn ferns are native to eastern Australia. They range from the tropical forests of New Guinea to 3000-foot high Mount Boss in New South Wales, Australia. The staghom ferns from Mount Boss tolerate freezing temperatures as low as 10 degrees.
Platycerium bifurcatum or "staghorn fern" is native to Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea and Indonesia. They are epiphytic ferns and are usually grown on weathered hardwood or slabs of bark or in hanging baskets.
Staghorn Fern - Fern. Light Shade. Water when moss is no longer wet. Grows to 7' diameter. 20-25 degrees F.
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Staghorn ferns are epiphytes, using trees for support only; they do not obtain nourishment or water from the host tree as would a parasite - see dodder (Cuscuta spp) for an example of true parasitic plant.
Platycerium (Staghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern)
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Common Staghorn Fern [English]: Platycerium bifurcatum
Common Staghorn Fern [English]: Platycerium bifurcatum var. bifurcatum
Common Star of Bethlehem [English]: Ornithogalum umbellatum
Common Star Thistle [English]: Centaurea calcitrapa ...
Semi-epiphytic in the wild (similar in nature to air plants such as orchids, staghorn ferns and bromeliads), the Medinilla will SHOCK you and your friends with dazzling bloom performance.
Ferns and Their Common Names
Kimberly Queen & Emerald Queen Ferns
Microsorum pustulatum (Kangaroo fern)
Rabbit's Foot Fern - The Davallia
Staghorn Ferns ...
Staghorn Fern, with its antler-like, drooping fronds, is shown off to good advantage in a hanging container.
Bromeliads, such as Urn Plant, Scarlet Star and Fan Flower are ideal for modern interiors.
Holly ferns have fronds with broad segments that are leathery, shiny and toothed like holly leaves. Several other ferns have fronds that are not divided at all. Staghorn ferns foliage is deeply lobed and resembles moose antlers.
Platycerium (staghorn fern)
Platycladus (Chinese arborvitae)
Platycodon (balloon flower)
Platystemon (creamcups)
Plectranthus
Pleioblastus
Pleione (an orchid genus)
Pleiospilos (living granite)
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 See also: Holly fern, Elkhorn, Orchid, Umbrella plant, Aralia
  
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