Taxonomy

Division:

Pteridophyta | - Ferns

Family:

Polypodiaceae

Genus:

Elaphoglossum

Species:

Elaphoglossum killipianum

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Epiphyte

Garden & Ecology Notes

Habitat:

Cloud forest, Tropical forest, Epiphytic

Ecology:

Epiphytic fern native to montane wet forests and cloud forests in Costa Rica and Panama, typically growing on mossy tree trunks and branches in humid understory or mid-canopy environments.

Soil Requirements

Notes:

Epiphytic or lithophytic, growing on tree trunks, branches, or moss-covered rocks with humic deposits.