Common Staghorn or Elkhorn Fern, Platycerium bifurcatum

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Updated 9/13/2023

Family Polypodiaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Platycerium bifurcatum



	Lyon Arboretum, Oahu
Wahiawa BG, Oahu

COMMON STAGHORN or ELKHORN FERN

Cultivated escape on tree trunks in wet areas. Spores coating most of the extremities rather than just the interspaces. Native from Australia to New Guinea & New Caledonia.