Taxonomy

Division:

Pteridophyta | - Ferns

Family:

Polypodiaceae

Genus:

Elaphoglossum

Species:

Elaphoglossum lechlerianum

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Epiphyte

Garden & Ecology Notes

Minimum Light:

Part Shade

Best Light:

Part Shade

Habitat:

Cloud forest, Montane

Ecology:

An epiphytic fern found predominantly on mossy tree trunks and branches in the high-elevation Andean cloud forests of South America.

Soil Requirements

Soil:

humus-rich

Drainage:

moist

Moisture:

moist

Notes:

Grows primarily as an epiphyte on moss-covered tree trunks and branches, or as a terrestrial plant in thick, humus-rich organic matter.