Family: Pteridaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies, peninsular Florida, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for wet saline soil nearly throught the Archipelago (North Cat Cay, Grand Bahama, Andros, New Providence, Aklin's Island, Inagua, Caicos). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 16-18, with illustrations) for mangrove swamps and low coastal marshes and thickets throughout the Archipelago (regions 10-1).
Comments:
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Natives For Your Neighborhood website for information on use in landscaping and ecological restoration in South Florida.
