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Ceratopteris species 1 [New World]. Common name: Watersprite. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Canals, swamps, ditches. Distribution: Widespread in tropical and subtropical areas of America; regarded by some authors as introduced in the se. United States. Reported for AL (Mobile County) (Yawn et al. 2024).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Kinosian, Pearse, & Wolf (2020a, 2020b) show that New World plants previously classified as part of C. thalictroides should be treated as a separate species, which they informally refer to as New World C. thalictroides.

Synonymy ⓘ: ? Ceratopteris deltoidea Benedict — S13, Sf; < Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn. — ETx1, Fl1, FNA2, FoC, Meso1, NS, Tx, TxFerns, WH3; < Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn. ssp. thalictroides — K4, POWO. Basionym: basionym]

Links to other floras: < Ceratopteris thalictroides - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
  • Great Plains: OBL (name change)

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Ceratopteris thalictroides, Becker Slough, St. Lucie County, Florida 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Ceratopteris thalictroides, Becker Slough, St. Lucie County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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