Elaphoglossum laxepaleaceum
Elaphoglossum laxepaleaceum
- Native to:
- Bolivia | Peru
Wikimedia: National Museum of Natural History (en.wikipedia.org)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus:
- Elaphoglossum
- Species:
- Elaphoglossum laxepaleaceum
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Epiphyte
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Minimum Light:
- Shade
- Best Light:
- Part Shade, Shade
- Habitat:
- Cloud forest, Tropical forest, Epiphytic
- Ecology:
- An epiphytic fern native to the Andean montane forests of Bolivia and Peru, typically inhabiting humid cloud forest canopies and mossy tree trunks.
Soil Requirements
- Soil:
- humus-rich
- pH:
- acidic
- Drainage:
- moist
- Moisture:
- moist
- Notes:
- Grows primarily as an epiphyte on moss-covered tree trunks or as a terrestrial/lithophyte in moist, highly organic bryophyte layers and humus accumulations.