Family: Aspleniaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies, southern Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Apparently Secure
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: A very rare epiphyte in South Florida, primarily growing in swamps. Ranked as imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002), this has been reassessed as critically imperiled in 2019 using updated NatureServe methodology.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000). Visit our
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images and click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below for more images.
