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Adiantum caudatum L.
Tailed maidenhair

Family: Pteridaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Lithophyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeast Asia; widely cultivated and sometimes naturalizing.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Adiantum caudatum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Adiantum caudatum has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Everglades National Park Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized
Whispering Pines Hammock Preserve Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized

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

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