Family: Thelypteridaceae
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Group: Pteridophyte
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Substrate:
					
                                    Lithophyte
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Habit:
					
                                    Herb
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Perennation:
					
                                   Perennial
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Native Range: South Florida (Miami-Dade County) and the Greater Antilles.
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                     
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: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 545-546) based on two occurrences in two conservation areas in Miami-Dade County, where still extant: Fuchs Hammock Preserve, Harden Hammock.
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
					
                                    Cultivated