Family: Tectariaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Substrate:
Lithophyte
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida and the West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica).
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Imperiled
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Presumed Extirpated or Extinct
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Presumed Extirpated
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as presumed extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 105-106) based on several collections from 1903 to 1940 from Hattie Bauer Hammock in southern Miami-Dade County. No new records are known.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated