Scientific Name: Platycerium spp
Common Name: Staghorn Fern N34
Type: Ferns
This is a very large Staghorn Fern that my oldest son, Christopher, found many, many years ago. Someone in eastern Palm Beach County had moved and was throwihg out a lot of plants in the street and my son spotted this particular one. It has since been planted, or, placed on the top of this large terra cotta plastic pot.
I have seen one hanging from a large tree many years ago at the Mounts Botanical and was impressed by the size. This particular Staghorn Fern is the same size at the moment. Presently, a lot of strange things grow in the Staghorn Fern and I have to spend a bit of time trying to remove them. I don't have a tree that is strong enough to hang this Staghorn Fern from at the moment but maybe one day a tree will grow large enough.
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