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Thelypteris reptans (J.F. Gmel.) C.V. Morton var. reptans
Creeping star-hair fern

Copyright by: Mike Rosenthal

Family: Thelypteridaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Lithophyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

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

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Secure

State of Florida Status: Endangered

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Imperiled

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: Visit our Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).

Other data on Thelypteris reptans var. reptans available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Thelypteris reptans var. reptans has been found in the following 16 conservation areas :
Big and Little George Hammocks	Present	Native
Bill Sadowski Park	Present	Native
Black Creek Forest	Present	Native
Camp Owaissa Bauer	Present	Native
Castellow Hammock parcel 28	Present	Native
Castellow Hammock Park	Present	Native
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Fern Forest Nature Center	Present	Native
Harden Hammock	Present	Native
Hattie Bauer Hammock	Present	Native
Lucille Hammock	Present	Native
Matheson Hammock Park	Present	Native
Meissner Hammock	Present	Native
Silver Palm Groves	Present	Native
Silver Palm Hammock	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Thelypteris reptans var. reptans has been found in the following 3 counties :
Broward County		Native
Collier County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native