Taxonomy

Division:

Pteridophyta | - Ferns

Family:

Polypodiaceae

Genus:

Elaphoglossum

Species:

Elaphoglossum pala

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 humid montane forests and cloud forests in northern South America, where it grows anchored to mossy tree trunks and branches.

Soil Requirements

Notes:

Epiphytic on mossy tree trunks and branches; occasionally lithophytic on moss-covered rocks with accumulated organic humus.