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staghorn ferns
Platycerium
Platycerium is a genus of about 18 fern species in the polypod family, Polypodiaceae. Ferns in this genus are widely known as staghorn or elkhorn ferns due to their uniquely shaped fronds. This genus is epiphytic and is native to tropical and temperate areas of South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Guinea.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Elkhorn fern
speciesPlatycerium bifurcatum
Stag Horn Fern
speciesPlatycerium superbum
Platycerium coronarium
speciesPlatycerium coronarium
Elkhorn fern
speciesPlatycerium hillii
Angola staghorn fern
speciesPlatycerium elephantotis
Platycerium wallichii
speciesPlatycerium wallichii
Platycerium holttumii
speciesPlatycerium holttumii
silver elkhorn
speciesPlatycerium veitchii
Ridley's staghorn fern
speciesPlatycerium ridleyi
Platycerium alcicorne
speciesPlatycerium alcicorne
triangle staghorn fern
speciesPlatycerium stemaria
Platycerium grande
speciesPlatycerium grande
Queen staghorn fern
speciesPlatycerium wandae
Platycerium quadridichotomum
speciesPlatycerium quadridichotomum
Platycerium andinum
speciesPlatycerium andinum
Platycerium madagascariense
speciesPlatycerium madagascariense
Platycerium ellisii
speciesPlatycerium ellisii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122318.