Platycerium bifurcatum
Common names
staghorn fern
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Ferns
Flower colours
No flowers
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
2003
Reason for introduction
Horticultural
Life cycle and dispersal
Reproduces by wind dispersed spores.
Other information
Etymology
bifurcatum: From the Latin bi- ‘two’ and furcus ‘fork’, meaning two-pronged