Taxonomy

Division:

Pteridophyta | - Ferns

Family:

Polypodiaceae

Genus:

Elaphoglossum

Species:

Elaphoglossum gramineum

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Epiphyte

Garden & Ecology Notes

Minimum Light:

Shade

Best Light:

Part Shade, Shade

Habitat:

Cloud forest, Tropical forest, Epiphytic

Ecology:

Epiphytic fern found in wet montane and cloud forests of the Greater Antilles and Central America, growing on mossy tree trunks and branches in humid understory environments.

Soil Requirements

Soil:

humus-rich

Moisture:

moist

Notes:

Epiphytic, epilithic, or occasionally terrestrial in humus-rich, organic substrates and moss cushions.