Family: Blechnaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies, Florida, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for borders of swamps and lagoons on Andros and New Providence. Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 23-24, with illustrations) for hammocks in marshes and in dense, wet coppices in the northwestern Commonwealth (regions 10-9). Also found on Eleuthera (see below).
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.
