Common species of Staghorn fern

Common species of Staghorn fern

Staghorn fern

It has extremely high ornamental value. The lower part of the leaves is much further back than the upper part and the leaves are very large in shape. They grow close to the trunk. The large leaves can be about 40 centimeters long on average.


Angora Staghorn Fern

Because it mainly grows in Africa and other places, it is also called African staghorn fern. The spore leaves are huge while the nutrient leaves are very small. The spore leaves are shaped like elephant ears while the nutrient leaves are fan-shaped.


Staghorn fern

As the name suggests, the leaves are kidney-shaped, but not all leaves are kidney-shaped. Only the large spore leaves are in the shape of human kidneys.


Madagascar Staghorn Fern

The patterns on the leaves are clear and distinct, like a honeycomb, and very beautiful.


Staghorn fern

The leaves and stems are both gray-green, and all the leaves grow upward. Unlike other spore leaves, the spore leaves of Staghorn fern have one large and wide leaf and the other small and narrow.


Staghorn fern

Ordinary Staghorn ferns have small nutritional leaves and large spore leaves, while large Staghorn ferns have large nutritional leaves and even larger spore leaves. The sporophylls often appear drooping because the leaves are too large to stand upright.


Staghorn fern

The spore leaves are a calm dark green color and are hard, upright and strong.


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