A large Australian native staghorn fern, platycerium bifurcatum, growing around the trunk of an avocado tree (persea americana) in Australia.

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Size: 5420px × 4000px
Location: Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © L.S. Sandiford / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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