Platycerium bifurcatum

Elkhorn at Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

Platycerium bifurcatum	28 Mar 2025	Tapirlord
Platycerium bifurcatum	21 Feb 2025	JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Unverified	16 Feb 2025	MazzV

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I am still getting a handle on what constitutes a Stag Horn as distinct(?) from an Elk Horn, and as this is a juvenile, I’ll definitely leave that to more learned mentors! This fern is one of a few which have colonized a shade cloth canopy. (The canopy collapsed a few years ago and a substantial amount of leaf litter has accumulated in the depression formed in the top, with several ferns & other plants colonizing the underside).

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

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5 Abundance
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Ferns and Clubmosses Plants

Additional information

10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

Platycerium bifurcatum Scientific name
Elkhorn Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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