Elkhorn Fern

Staghorn ferns Platycerium superbum are very similar to Elkhorn Ferns Platycerium bifurcatum. The Elkhorn name comes from the the look of the large fronds that look like elk horns. They are made up of 2 leaf types, broad heart shaped sterile fronds which attach themselves to the trees and long arching grey-green fertile fronds which are forked and strap shaped that cascade down.