Family: Pteridaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies, peninsular Florida, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for freshwater pools and in sinkholes in the northwestern Commonwealth (Andros, New Providence). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 17-18, with illustrations) for brackish marshes, pools and ponds nearly throughout the Commonwealth (regions 10-3).
Comments:
For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for information on use in landscaping and ecological restoration in South Florida.
Synonyms:
Acrostichum excelsum.
