Family: Pteridaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and Africa; naturalized elsewhere in the warm regions of the world.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for a sinkhole in Smith Hill Coppice on Andros. Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 33-35, with illustrations) for sinkholes and rocky ledges in the northwestern Commonwealth (region 9) The only specimen cited is at NY, so it is not clear that this was ever observed by the Corrells.
Comments:
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