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Adiantum anceps Maxon & Morton
Double-edge maidenhair

Adiantum anceps
Copyright by: Mike Rosenthal

Family: Pteridaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Lithophyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South America (Ecuador, Peru); cultivated and sometimes naturalized elsewhere.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For an image of an herbarium specimen collected at Hattie Bauer Hammock in Miami-Dade County by Keith A. Bradley in 2002, visit the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Virtual Herbarium.

Other data on Adiantum anceps available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Adiantum anceps has been found in the following 4 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big and Little George Hammocks Present Not Native, Naturalized
Black Creek Forest Present Not Native, Naturalized
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Not Native, Naturalized
Hattie Bauer Hammock Present Not Native, Naturalized

Adiantum anceps has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized

Adiantum anceps has been found in the following habitat :
Rockland Hammock

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Adiantum anceps
Copyright by: Mike Rosenthal