Actinostachys pennula (Swartz) Hooker. Ray Fern. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Bayheads, floodplain forests, mesic flatwoods, rockland hammocks, on stumps and Osmunda spectabilis bases. Dist: S. FL; West Indies; se. Mexico (CHP, ROO), Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA2, K3, K4, Mex; = Schizaea pennula Sw. – Fl1, WH3; > Actinostachys germani Fée – S13, Sf, orthographic variant; > Actinostachys germanii Fée – Meso1; > Schizaea germanii (Fée) Prantl – SFla
Links to other floras: = Actinostachys pennula - FNA2
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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