Elaphoglossum luridum
Elaphoglossum luridum
- Native to:
- Bolivia | Brazil | Colombia | Costa Rica | Ecuador | French Guiana | Guyana | Leeward Is. | Panamá | Peru | Suriname | Trinidad-Tobago | Venezuela
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus:
- Elaphoglossum
- Species:
- Elaphoglossum luridum
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Epiphyte
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Minimum Light:
- Part Shade
- Best Light:
- Part Shade
- Habitat:
- Tropical forest, Epiphytic
- Ecology:
- Epiphytic fern growing on tree trunks and lower branches in moist tropical rainforests and lowland to submontane broadleaf evergreen forests.
Soil Requirements
- Notes:
- Epiphytic, epilithic, or rarely terrestrial, rooting primarily on tree trunks, mossy bark, or humus-rich mats over rock.