Monday 20 September 2010

Platycerium - A Pretty Peculiar Plant

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Platycerium - even the name sounds odd. Mostly referred to as Staghorn or Elkhorn ferns, this genus of fern is, to say the very least, unusual looking.

Yet they are fascinating to look at because their fronds are something else, quite unique. To look at a platycerium is to look back in time millions of years.

(thanks Robert-John)

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