Family: Anemiaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida and the West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas).
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Imperiled
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 351-353) based on one occurrence in two protected areas (Everglades National Park and Frog Pond/L- 31 N Transition Lands). There are no recent records for this species at Frog Pond/L- 31 N Transition Lands, but it still persists in Everglades National Park and was discovered at Lucille Hammock since 2002.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: See also, IRC’s report
Vascular plant species of management concern in Everglades National Park (Gann 2015) page 54. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
