Telmatoblechnum serrulatum (L.C. Richard) Perrie, D.J. Ohlsen, & Brownsey. Common name: Swamp Fern, Marsh Fern. Habitat: Swamps, marshes, wet prairies, hammocks, bottomlands, vacant lots. Distribution: Ne. FL south to FL peninsula; Mexico, Central America, south to c. South America; West Indies. Introduced and established in e. SC (Beaufort and Jasper counties) via landscaping plants brought in from FL (P. McMillan, pers. comm., 2005); similarly introduced in s. AL (H. Horne, pers.comm., 2012; W. Barger, pers. comm., 2012).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, Gasper et al (2016), Perrie et al (2014); = Blechnum serrulatum Rich. — Bah, Fl1, FNA2, Meso1, NS, S13, Sf, SFla, WH3, Mickel & Smith (2004); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Blechnum serrulatum Rich. 1792
Links to other floras: = Blechnum serrulatum - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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© Alan Cressler: Telmatoblechnum serrulatum, Fakahatchee Strand, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Telmatoblechnum serrulatum, Fakahatchee Strand, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Telmatoblechnum serrulatum, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Lee County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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