Family: Pteridaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.
NatureServe Global Status:
Secure
State of Florida Status:
Threatened
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Rare
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Rare
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
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FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in 1884 by J. Cosmo Melvill for the island of Key West. Reported in 1931 by John Kunkel Small for low hammocks in the Florida Keys, including large stands in limestone sinkholes on North Key Largo. We consider this native and extant in the upper Keys and lower Keys.
