Taxonomy

Division:

Pteridophyta | - Ferns

Family:

Polypodiaceae

Genus:

Elaphoglossum

Species:

Elaphoglossum heterochroum

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Epiphyte

Garden & Ecology Notes

Minimum Light:

Part Shade

Best Light:

Part Shade

Habitat:

Cloud forest, Tropical forest, Epiphytic

Ecology:

An epiphytic fern native to montane wet forests and cloud forests in Costa Rica and Panama, growing on tree trunks and mossy branches.

Soil Requirements

Soil:

humus-rich

Drainage:

moist

Moisture:

moist

Notes:

Epiphytic, lithophytic, or occasionally terrestrial on humus-rich substrates, mossy tree trunks, and damp rocks.