Platycerium wallichii Hook. is an epiphytic plant in the family Antlers. Antlers have two types of leaves, with smaller nutritional leaves that are circular, elliptical, or fan-shaped and closely attached to the epiphytes The spore shaped leaves resemble the antlers of a plum blossom deer, with densely furry leaves. When newly born, they are tender green, and when mature, they turn light brown.Native to tropical and subtropical rainforests in Africa, Asia, Oceania, and South America, it is also distributed in Yunnan, Myanmar, northeastern India, Thailand, and other regions of China. This species has been listed as a second-class protected plant in China.Deer antler fern is the most peculiar type of ornamental fern in terms of posture, belonging to the epiphytic ornamental fern. Antlers fern can be used as decoration in parks, botanical gardens, shops, homes, window sills, and other places. It can be attached to ancient dead wood or decorated in hanging pots for hanging or inlaid arrangements, and is a good material for indoor three-dimensional greening.
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