Landscape Uses:
	Specimen or accent groundcover in moist to wet sites.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A fairly common element of freshwater marshes and prairies.
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous fern.
Height:
	Typically 3-4 feet in height. Usually as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Widespread in eastern and central North America west to Texas and south to Broward and Collier counties; West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World. Very rare in Broward County.
Habitats:
	Swamps and marshes.
Soils:
	Wet, poorly-drained organic soils.
Nutritional Requirements:
	High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade or moderate shade.
Flower Color:
	N/A.
Flower Characteristics:
	There are no flowers; the plants reproduce by spores.
Flowering Season:
	Spring.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous spores.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from spores.
Comments:
	It is listed as commercially exploited by the state of Florida.