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Pleopeltis marginata A.R. Smith & Tejero
Ribbon fern

Pleopeltis marginata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Polypodiaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Epiphyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and northern South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Apparently Secure

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: Present

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 88-89) based on collections in 1881 and 1960 from Old Rhodes Key and North Key Largo in the northern Florida Keys. No new records are known.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Synonyms: Neurodium lanceolatum (L.) Fée, Paltonium lanceolatum. Nevrodium lanceolatum is an orthographic variant.

Other data on Pleopeltis marginata available from :

Pleopeltis marginata has been found in the following 3 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Biscayne National Park Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Recorded as Present in Error
Model Lands Basin Recorded as Present in Error

Pleopeltis marginata has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Monroe County (Keys) Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Monroe County (Mainland) Recorded as Present in Error

Pleopeltis marginata has been found in the following habitat :
Mangrove swamp

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Pleopeltis marginata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley