Sphenomeris clavata (Linnaeus) Maxon. Common name: Wedgelet Fern. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Rocky glades, pine rocklands, rockland hammocks, on limestone in sinkholes and pinnacle rock. Distribution: S. peninsular FL; West Indies; s. Mexico (CHP).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Meso1, NS, POWO, S13, Sf, SFla, PPG I (2016); = Adiantum clavatum L. = Odontosoria clavata (L.) Js.Sm. — Fl1, FNA2, K4, WH3. Basionym: Adiantum clavatum L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Odontosoria clavata - FNA2
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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