Platycerium veitchii

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

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]

References

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