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Thelypteris guadalupensis (Wikström) Proctor
Guadaloupe Maiden Fern

Family: Thelypteridaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, Mexico, West Indies, and Central America

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Not listed in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002). Discovered in 2018 by Jimmy Lange and Courtney Angelo at Fern Forest Nature Center in Broward County (Lange & Angelo 2020).

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Synonyms: Goniopteris moranii C. Sanchez

Other data on Thelypteris guadalupensis available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Thelypteris guadalupensis has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Fern Forest Nature Center Present Native