Help us maintain this website and keep it free and open for our community of scientists, students, and conservation managers, who depend on it to obtain the most up to date information. Help us save species and restore native ecosystems!

Close

Please scroll to the bottom for more images.
Trichomanes holopterum Kunze
Entire-winged bristle fern

Trichomanes holopterum
Copyright by: Mike Rosenthal

Family: Hymenophyllaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Epiphyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies and southern Mexico (Chiapas).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Apparently Secure

State of Florida Status: Endangered

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Critically Imperiled

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 330-331) based on one occurrence in Big Cypress National Preserve, where still extant. No new occurrences are known.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Other data on Trichomanes holopterum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Trichomanes holopterum has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native

Trichomanes holopterum has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native

Trichomanes holopterum has been found in the following habitat :
Strand Swamp

All Images:

Trichomanes holopterum
Copyright by: Mike Rosenthal
Trichomanes holopterum
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley