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Thelypteridaceae
Cyclosorus

not marked as a favorite taxon Cyclosorus gongylodes (Schkuhr) Link. Common name: Hottentot Fern, Willdenow’s Fern. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Wet hammocks, marshes, swamps, ditches. Distribution: FL and s. LA; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America; paleotropics.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The neotropical taxon present in our region has often been recognized as a species separate from Old World C. interruptus; POWO (2024) treats New World plants as Thelypteris gongylodes (see synonymy). We follow that decision pending additional taxonomic analysis.

Synonymy ⓘ: Pteris interrupta Willd.; = Dryopteris gongylodes (Schkuhr) Kuntze — S13; = Thelypteris gongylodes (Schkuhr) Small — POWO, Sf; < Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Itô — FoC, K4, Fawcett & Smith (2021), Lin et al (2013), Smith & Kessler (2017); < Thelypteris interrupta (Willd.) K.Iwats. — Fl1, FNA2, Meso1, NS, WH3; > Thelypteris totta (Thunb.) Schelpe — SFla; Aspidium gongylodes Schkuhr. Basionym: Aspidium gongylodes Schkuhr 1809

Links to other floras: < Thelypteris interrupta - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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