Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Small herbaceous fern.
Height:
	About 9-12 inches in height. Creeping and forming small patches broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Slow.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north to Duval, Marion and Citrus counties; West Indies and Central America. Very rare outside of Collier County. Presumed extirpated in Monroe, Miami-Dade and Martin counties; known from one location in Broward County and two locations in Palm Beach County.
Habitats:
	Moist forests and swamps.
Soils:
	Terrestrial in moist, well-drained humusy leaf litter, acid to neutral pH.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow on nutrient poor substrate, but needs some nutrient inputs to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist substrate and high humidity and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade to moderate shade.
Flower Color:
	N/A.
Flower Characteristics:
	There are no flowers; the plants reproduce by spores.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous spores.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from spores.
Comments:
	It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida.