Elaphoglossum lindenii
Elaphoglossum lindenii
- Native to:
- Bolivia | Colombia | Costa Rica | Cuba | Ecuador | Guam | Guatemala | Honduras | Juan Fernández Is. | Mexico | Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | Panamá | Peru | Venezuela
iNaturalist: © dawicho (iNaturalist #84945995)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus:
- Elaphoglossum
- Species:
- Elaphoglossum lindenii
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 or occasionally lithophytic fern occurring in humid montane forests and pine-oak woodlands across the Neotropics.
Soil Requirements
- Soil:
- humus-rich
- Drainage:
- moist
- Moisture:
- moist
- Notes:
- Grows primarily as an epiphyte on mossy tree bark or lithophyte on moss-covered rocks and humus-rich organic debris.