Family: Pteridaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Lithophyte
Native Status:
Assumed to be Native
Native Range:
The West Indies, North America, Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Old World in both tropical and temperate regions.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Not listed in Britton & Millspaugh (1920). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 19-20, with illustrations) as known only from the east-facing walls of Fort Charlotte in Nassau (region 8).
Comments:
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Hardy Fern Library website.