Taxonomy

Division:

Pteridophyta | - Ferns

Family:

Polypodiaceae

Genus:

Elaphoglossum

Species:

Elaphoglossum madidiense

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Epiphyte

Garden & Ecology Notes

Minimum Light:

Part Shade

Best Light:

Part Shade

Habitat:

Cloud forest, Tropical forest, Epiphytic

Ecology:

An epiphytic fern native to the humid montane forests of Bolivia, growing on mossy tree trunks and branches in the Madidi region.

Soil Requirements

Soil:

humus-rich

Drainage:

moist

Moisture:

moist

Notes:

Grows primarily as an epiphyte on moss-covered tree trunks or as a terrestrial plant in rich, moist organic leaf litter and humus.