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Cyathea (Alsophila) erinacea
If you have never seen a fern that can grow as tall as a tree and that looks like a huge umbrella just come to the cloud forests of Costa Rica and there you will find many of them. (By the way, do not confuse them with palm trees: they are ferns!). C. erinacea can grow up to 15 m tall. The stem can be up to 17 cm in diameter.
Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve.
Spotted on May 12, 2014
Submitted on May 12, 2014
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