Family: Pteridaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Lithophyte
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 caves, sinkholes and "steps" in the northwestern Commonwealth (Abaco, Andros, New Providence, Eleuthera). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 21) for walls of sinkholes, caves and rock ledges in the northwestern and central Commonwealth (regions 10-4).
Comments:
Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for information on use in landscaping and ecological restoration in South Florida.
