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Psilotaceae
Psilotum

not marked as a favorite taxon Psilotum nudum (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois. Common name: Whiskfern. Phenology: Apr-Sep. Habitat: Moist bottomland forests, strand swamps, maritime forests, rockland hammocks, wet hammocks, on soil, stumps, and tree bases, along building foundations (where introduced). Distribution: Ne. NC south to s. FL, west to s. AR and e. TX, disjunct (and apparently native) in ne. NC (Perry & Musselman 1994), rarely naturalized around buildings in c. NC, c. SC, and elsewhere; also in sw. United States and in the tropics and subtropics of Central and South America, Africa, and Asia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, ETx1, Fl, FNA2, K4, Meso1, NS, POWO, RAB, S13, Sf, SFla, Tx, TxFerns, WH3, Lin et al (2013); = Lycopodium nudum L. = n/a — C. Basionym: Lycopodium nudum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Psilotum nudum - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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image #1 of Psilotum nudum© Alan Cressler: Psilotum nudum, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Altanta, Fulton County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Psilotum nudum© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Psilotum nudum© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Psilotum nudum© Alan Cressler: Psilotum nudum, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Altanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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