Actinostachys pennula (Swartz) Hooker. Common name: Ray Fern. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Bayheads, floodplain forests, mesic flatwoods, rockland hammocks, on stumps and Osmunda spectabilis bases. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; se. Mexico (CHP, ROO), Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA2, K4, Mex, NS; = Schizaea pennula Sw. — Fl1, POWO, WH3; > Actinostachys germani Fée — S13, Sf, orthographic variant; > Actinostachys germanii Fée — Meso1; > Schizaea germanii (Fée) Prantl — SFla. Basionym: Schizaea pennula Sw. 1806
Links to other floras: = Actinostachys pennula - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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