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Oct 22, 2013 7:47 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
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Tara, you may have the bifurcatum and perhaps the sub-variety, 'Netherlands'. You have a plant that is still too young to really tell what variety you have. Many of the species look similar when they are small, young plants. Your plant does have a basal frond - some varieties don't. As your plant ages it will develop the characteristics of the species. For example, the bifurcatum will form offset plants, called "pups". This may take 2-3 years though. Some varieties don't have pups. Also, when staghorns are grown in pots rather than mounted, their fronds will often have different characteristics, often more pointed than forked. Again, this is more prominent when the plant is young.
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