Staghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears (Platycerium bifurcatum)

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ginger749 Brisvegas, Australia(Zone 12b) Oct 20, 2007

Staghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears
Platycerium bifurcatum

It belongs in the family Polypodiaceae, which has 10 genera and 26 species in Australia.

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broots Cochrane, ON(Zone 2b) Oct 21, 2007

When I opened the photo, this certainly was not what I expected to see. I thought it was a little tree frog. Definitely not. What type of snake is it? Was this in your garden? If I came upon it suddenly I think I might be uttering a few four letter words. Excellent photo. Glad it is at your place & not mine though.

Linda

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ginger749 Brisvegas, Australia(Zone 12b) Oct 21, 2007

broots , It is a Platycerium bifurcatum ,
My Beautiful visiter is a carpet python . ( a local )
The Palm tree it is on is only ten m away from my front door .
I have created a Rain Forest around our house .
And they grow happily around here .

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beautifulchaos Indianapolis, IN(Zone 5b) Apr 16, 2009

I agree...excellent photo! However, I did gasp a bit upon opening it, lol!

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teez122 Miami, FL Aug 28, 2009

Love the plant. Not so much the snake.

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