Blechnum appendiculatum Willdenow. Hammock Fern. Phen: Dec-Mar. Hab: Rocky hammocks, moist forests. Dist: S. GA south to s. FL; c. TX; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, South America; also collected once in LA, on the west bank of the Mississippi River in bottomland hardwoods in Iberville Parish, LA.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = K3, K4, TxFerns, Gasper et al (2016), Mickel & Smith (2004), Perrie et al (2014); = Blechnum occidentale L. var. minor Hook. – Fl1, FNA2, WH3; < Blechnum occidentale L. – K1, Meso1, Sf; >< Blechnum occidentale L. var. occidentale

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ?: 6