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Didymoglossum lineolatum Bosch
Lined bristle fern

Family: Hymenophyllaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Lithophyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies 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: Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Presumed Extirpated

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as presumed extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 107-108) based on five collections between 1906 and 1954 in several hammocks on the Miami Rock Ridge in southern Miami-Dade County. Extirpation was attributed to lowering of the freshwater table in the region. There are no other records.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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Synonyms: Trichomanes lineolatum (Bosch) Hook.

Other data on Didymoglossum lineolatum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Didymoglossum lineolatum has been found in the following 3 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Castellow Hammock Park Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Hattie Bauer Hammock Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Meissner Hammock Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Didymoglossum lineolatum has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Didymoglossum lineolatum has been found in the following habitat :
Sinkhole