I first saw it at Balboa Park in San Diego California.
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| Here's my Picture of it, 2012 |
The Staghorn Fern
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| Here's the Internet's Picture of it |
At the time I had no clue what it was, just that it was huge, alive, and crazy.
My next encounter was with a baby one, in the greenhouses, where I learned that they have two types of leaves. One set molds to whatever it is growing in/on. The other looks like normal leaves. I also learned the name of it. We were transplanting it while it was still possible and now it resides happily in a hanging basket. At the time I was unsure of the identity match between the two plants that were so different in size.
Now I know.
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| ANother picture from Internet, this time in a natural habitat, I am supposing |
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| Yet another pic from Internet of this gorgeously large plant...look it up for more exciting stuff |
And that is all for today on the Monstrosity of Staghorn Fern
