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]

Platycerium veitchii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Platycerium
Species:
P. veitchii
Binomial name
Platycerium veitchii
Synonyms[1]
  • Alcicornium veitchii Underw.
  • Platycerium bifurcatum subsp. veitchii (Underw.) Hennipman & M.C.Roos

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Silver Elkhorn Fern (Platycerium veitchii)". Plants Database. National Gardening Association. 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Platycerium veitchii silver elkhorn fern". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 26 March 2021.