Elaphoglossum longicrure
Elaphoglossum longicrure
- Native to:
- Central American Pacific Is. | Colombia | Costa Rica | Honduras | Nicaragua | Panamá
GBIF: MBG
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus:
- Elaphoglossum
- Species:
- Elaphoglossum longicrure
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 found predominantly on mossy tree trunks and branches in wet tropical and montane cloud forests.
Soil Requirements
- Soil:
- humus-rich
- Drainage:
- moist
- Moisture:
- moist
- Notes:
- Grows primarily as an epiphyte on mossy tree trunks or occasionally as a terrestrial plant rooted in thick, moist humus and organic detritus.