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Blechnum occidentale L.
Hammock fern, Sinkhole fern

Blechnum occidentale
Copyright by: George D. Gann
In habitat in Puerto Rico.

Family: Blechnaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

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: Omitted from Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002) but first recorded in South Florida in 2000 by Mike Owen (FS0263 USF) in the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. It is still extant there and no new occurrences are known.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Synonyms: B. occidentale var. minor.

Other data on Blechnum occidentale available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Blechnum occidentale has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native

Blechnum occidentale has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native


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Blechnum occidentale
Copyright by: George D. Gann
In habitat in Puerto Rico.