Taxonomy

Division:

Pteridophyta | - Ferns

Family:

Polypodiaceae

Genus:

Elaphoglossum

Species:

Elaphoglossum hispaniolicum

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Garden & Ecology Notes

Minimum Light:

Part Shade

Best Light:

Part Shade

Habitat:

Cloud forest, Montane

Ecology:

Endemic to high-elevation cloud forests of Hispaniola, where it occurs as an epiphyte or lithophyte in moist montane vegetation.

Soil Requirements

Soil:

humus-rich

Drainage:

moist

Moisture:

moist

Notes:

Grows primarily as an epiphyte on tree trunks or on mossy rocks and humus-rich organic matter.