Platycerium veitchii
Appearance
Platycerium veitchii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Genus: | Platycerium |
Species: | P. veitchii
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Binomial name | |
Platycerium veitchii | |
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Platycerium veitchii, called the silver elkhorn fern or the silver staghorn fern, is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae, native to Queensland.[1][2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Platycerium veitchii (Underw.) C.Chr". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Silver Elkhorn Fern (Platycerium veitchii)". Plants Database. National Gardening Association. 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Platycerium veitchii silver elkhorn fern". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 26 March 2021.