Elaphoglossum obscurum
Elaphoglossum obscurum
- Native to:
- Mexico | Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast
GBIF: Ingrid P. Lin
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus:
- Elaphoglossum
- Species:
- Elaphoglossum obscurum
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Epiphyte
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Minimum Light:
- Part Shade
- Best Light:
- Part Shade
- Habitat:
- Cloud forest, Montane
- Ecology:
- Epiphytic fern native to montane wet forests and cloud forests of southern Mexico, often growing on mossy tree trunks and branches in high-humidity canopies.
Soil Requirements
- Soil:
- humus-rich
- Moisture:
- moist
- Notes:
- Grows primarily as an epiphyte on tree trunks or as a terrestrial plant in deep, moist humus and mossy litter.