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Dennstaedtiaceae
Mucura

Mucura bipinnata (Cavanilles) L.A. Triana & Sundue. Common name: Bipinnate Cuplet Fern. Habitat: Moist to wet hammocks. Distribution: FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America. Wunderlin & Hansen (2000) treat occurrences in Seminole and Duval counties as introduced. The presumably native populations once present near Lake Okeechobee have been extirpated.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Triana-Moreno et al (2023); Dicksonia bipinnata Cav. = Dennstaedtia adiantoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) T.Moore — Sf; = Dennstaedtia bipinnata (Cav.) Maxon — Fl1, FNA2, K4, Meso1, Mex, NS, POWO, WH3. Basionym: Dicksonia bipinnata Cav. 1802

Links to other floras: = Dennstaedtia bipinnata - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Dennstaedtia bipinnata, Seminole County, Florida 5 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Dennstaedtia bipinnata, Seminole County, Florida 7 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Dennstaedtia bipinnata, Seminole County, Florida 6 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Dennstaedtia bipinnata, Seminole County, Florida 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Macrothelypteris torresiana (left), Dennstaedtia bipinnata (right), Seminole County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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