---
title: "So… I thought I may have found a free staghorn fern today, but the…"
description: "So… I thought I may have found a free staghorn fern today, but the fact that there’s stem suggests it’s a dracaena- am I right about that ID ? Thanks in…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/651899f2af6138853bcbed01"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "whelf"
published: "2023-09-30T21:58:10.227Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/i_pcy5xM2f0aWMrbHavewl4YeyVhp7It9Zh9LnZdoRQ/f5051005815e48bdb16b0eb3884a3982.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md)

# So… I thought I may have found a free staghorn fern today, but the…

_Posted by whelf on 2023-09-30_

So… I thought I may have found a free staghorn fern today, but the fact that there’s stem suggests it’s a dracaena- am I right about that ID ?  
Thanks in advance!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/i_pcy5xM2f0aWMrbHavewl4YeyVhp7It9Zh9LnZdoRQ/f5051005815e48bdb16b0eb3884a3982.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Mullein commented on 2023-09-30

Oh hmm. Yes, I think dracaena is a closer ID. Staghorn leaves come out next to each other. This one looks like they grow in a rosette pattern out of a main stem. My staghorn has finer roots, like hairs. The stem part of this one resembles a dracaena with the horizontal node lines too

#### whelf replied on 2023-09-30

Thanks! I haven’t seen a staghorn in real life so I wasn’t sure

#### Mullein replied on 2023-10-01

No problem! I hope you find one someday. I like them a lot ☺️

### Joelle commented on 2023-10-01

it is a dracaena!! they grow in a rosette formation and their leaves fan out when they reach almost 2.5 feet tall. i’ve had this one since it was a weee propagation. almost 4 years ago.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6PieCZ57mwO5DGSgtXjuFVgSTGK_3AfoQupC5QteKmY/70a91a06bd0842d58066dee2d44a8dd4.webp?size=large)

#### whelf replied on 2023-10-01

Wow that’s impressive!

#### Joelle replied on 2023-10-01

very much my pride and joy 😂

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_