Elkhorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
IntroducedInvasive · FISC Category II
Invasive — FISC Category II. The Florida Invasive Species Council lists this plant as increasing in abundance or frequency, though not yet altering Florida plant communities to the extent of Category I species. Please don't plant it; if it's on your land, consider removing it. About the FISC list
Where it grows in Florida
- North
- Duval, Levy
- Central
- Brevard, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Manatee, Orange, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, St. Lucie, Sarasota, Sumter, Volusia
- South
- Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach
- Keys
- Monroe
25 of 67 counties, from research-grade iNaturalist observations. They show where people have photographed it, not every place it grows — absence here isn't proof it's absent.
