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Platycerium hillii
Platycerium hillii is an epiphytic staghorn fern from northeast Queensland, Australia, grown for its antler-shaped fronds and shield-like basal fronds. It needs bright indirect light, humidity, and free-draining mounting to thrive.
Platycerium hillii is a species of staghorn fern in the genus Platycerium. It is found in Australia.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
