Elaphoglossum huacsaro
Elaphoglossum huacsaro
- Native to:
- Bolivia | Colombia | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Guam | Guatemala | Haiti | Jamaica | Leeward Is. | Mexico | Mexico Southeast | Panamá | Peru | Venezuela | Windward Is.
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus:
- Elaphoglossum
- Species:
- Elaphoglossum huacsaro
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Epiphyte
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Minimum Light:
- Part Shade
- Best Light:
- Part Shade
- Habitat:
- Cloud forest, Montane
- Ecology:
- Epiphytic and lithophytic fern found across high-elevation Neotropical montane and cloud forests.
Soil Requirements
- Moisture:
- moist
- Notes:
- Grows primarily as an epiphyte on moss-covered tree trunks, on organic humus deposits, or occasionally as a lithophyte on moist, bryophyte-covered rocks.