Longleaf Tonguefern
Elaphoglossum longifolium
- Native to:
- Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, French Guiana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, Windward Is.
GBIF: MBG
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus:
- Elaphoglossum
- Species:
- Elaphoglossum longifolium
- USDA Symbol:
- ELLO
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Minimum Light:
- Part Shade
- Best Light:
- Part Shade
- Habitat:
- Tropical forest, Cloud forest, Epiphytic
- Ecology:
- An epiphytic or occasionally lithophytic tongue fern typical of humid montane and wet tropical cloud forests in the Neotropics.
Soil Requirements
- Soil:
- humus-rich
- pH:
- acidic
- Drainage:
- moist
- Moisture:
- moist
- Notes:
- Grows primarily as an epiphyte on tree trunks or as a lithophyte on moss-covered boulders, occasionally rooting in acidic, humus-rich soil or thick leaf litter.