Taxonomy

Division:

Pteridophyta | - Ferns

Family:

Polypodiaceae

Genus:

Elaphoglossum

Species:

Elaphoglossum maxonii

USDA Symbol:

ELMA3

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Height:

40 cm

Light Requirements:

Part Shade

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Ground Cover:

Yes

Garden & Ecology Notes

Minimum Light:

Shade

Best Light:

Part Shade, Shade

Habitat:

Cloud forest, Tropical forest, Epiphytic

Ecology:

An epiphytic or occasionally lithophytic fern native to wet montane and cloud forests of the Greater Antilles, often growing on mossy tree trunks and sheltered rock faces.

Soil Requirements

Soil:

humus-rich

pH:

acidic

Drainage:

moist

Moisture:

moist

Notes:

Epiphytic on mossy tree trunks or terrestrial in organic-rich humus and decaying bryophyte mats over rock.