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Pteris x delchampsii W.H. Wagner & C.E. Nauman
Delchamps' brake

Family: Pteridaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: There is no native range.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: This is a hybrid between the native P. bahamensis and the exotic P. vittata.

Other data on Pteris x delchampsii available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Pteris x delchampsii has been found in the following 14 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Bill Sadowski Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Camp Owaissa Bauer Present Not Native, Naturalized
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Not Native, Naturalized
Gold Coast Railroad Museum Present Not Native, Naturalized
Harden Hammock Present Not Native, Naturalized
Larry and Penny Thompson Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Luis Martinez United States Army Reserve Station, Richmond Pine Rocklands Reported
Nixon Smiley Pineland Addition Present Not Native, Naturalized
Porter-Russell Pineland Present Not Native, Naturalized
Quail Roost Pineland Present Not Native, Naturalized
SOCSOUTH Assumed to be Present Not Native, Naturalized
Tamiami Pineland Complex Addition Present Not Native, Naturalized

Pteris x delchampsii has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Not Native, Naturalized
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized
Monroe County (Keys) Not Native, Naturalized

Pteris x delchampsii has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Pine Rockland