Tags: Fern.
Cyathea erinacea is a species of tree fern native to Mexico Costa Rica Panama Venezuela Colombia Ecuador Peru and Bolivia. It grows in tropical rain forest particularly in the understory and on riverbanks up to the montane zone at an altitude of about 800-2100 m. The erect trunk is up to 15 m tall 7-10 cm in diameter and has black spines. The arching fronds are bipinnate up to 3.5 m long and form a sparse crown.