Platycerium bifurcatum ( Majus Staghorn Fern )
Highly variable , epiphytic fern with erect , pear-shaped to heart - shaped , average to black unripe then brown , sterile frond , 5 to 18 in long . fecund fronds are gray - green , forked into 2 or 3 hirsute , shoulder strap - determine segments , to 36 inches long . Vigorous agriculturist . produce on a thick arm or in spahgnum peat moss . Mist day by day ....