Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants

   
elkhorn fern
Platycerium bifurcatum

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Other names:common staghorn fern
Description: Epiphytic fern with basal fronds that cling to trees and erect or drooping upper fronds to 3' long, with spores in brown masses that cover tips or entire undersides of frond ends.
Risk areas: Moist and wet forests.

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