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drdawg

Mar 22, 2016 1:54 PM CST

Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)

The roundish, basal frond is the sterile one, Lin. The long, arching fronds will have loads of spore-patches on their tips after the plant reaches 3-5 years old, so they would be the fertile fronds.

Common Staghorn Fern (Platycerium bifurcatum)
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basal (sterile) frond

Staghorn Fern (Platycerium bifurcatum 'Mauna Loa')
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Staghorn Fern (Platycerium bifurcatum 'Mauna Loa')
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spores on reverse side of fronds

Staghorn Fern (Platycerium bifurcatum 'Mauna Loa')
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other side of the same fronds (top-side)

drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

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