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platycerium (dict)
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PlatyceriumBotanical Name: Platycerium bifurcatum Plants in this genus are widely known as the Staghorn fern or Elkhorn fern due to its uniquely shaped fronds. This plant is a epiphytic and is native to tropical areas of Australia and New Guinea. The plant grows with one kind of frond against the tree and another type jutting out like a flattened male deer's antler, away from the tree, hence the term staghorn fern. The later fronds are the fertile spore carrying kind. If the conditions are right the spores will appear naturally on surrounding trees. These oddly shaped ferns can be found in gardens, especially a tropical garden. Staghorns can be propagated by carefully dividing large healthy ones into smaller separate plants. These new plants can then be strapped to trees with an old stocking, until they take to the tree themselves. A mature staghorn can grow more than a metre wide. When positioned well, Platycerium is able to add privacy and a natural look to a garden.
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