Taxonomy

Division:

Pteridophyta | - Ferns

Family:

Polypodiaceae

Genus:

Elaphoglossum

Species:

Elaphoglossum furfuraceum

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Epiphyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Garden & Ecology Notes

Minimum Light:

Part Shade

Best Light:

Part Shade

Habitat:

Cloud forest, Tropical forest, Epiphytic

Ecology:

An epiphytic or occasionally lithophytic fern occurring in wet tropical montane and cloud forests of Central and northwestern South America. It typically grows on mossy tree trunks and branches in humid, shady forest understories.

Soil Requirements

Soil:

humus-rich

pH:

acidic

Drainage:

moist

Moisture:

moist

Notes:

Grows primarily as an epiphyte on mossy tree trunks or as a terrestrial plant in thick, acidic humus and leaf litter accumulations.