Pityrogramma trifoliata Salta Vietnam resembling giant

resembling giant

flowering-sized plants is limited

Toward the end of the leaves

In foliage

the flower stalks rise to over 7' tall

Pityrogramma trifoliata Salta Vietnam resembling giant(aka: Pityrogramma trifoliata, Trismeria trifoliata A1AG 103) When I first saw Trismeria trifoliata growing at 3,300' elevation in the northern Argentine province of Salta, I couldn't believe it was a fern despite evidence to the contrary. This unusual fern is composed of 5' tall upright fronds with a contrasting black stipe. The spreading rhizomes form a large colony to 6' wide in 3 years. In the wild, Trismeria trifoliata grows in seasonally flooded