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Tectaria heracleifolia (Willdenow) L. Underwood. Broad Halberd Fern. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: On limestone in mesic tropical and subtropical hammocks, moist disturbed areas. Dist: FL peninsula; West Indies; C. TX and barely extending to e. TX, Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, ETx1, Fl1, FNA2, K3, K4, Mex, S13, Sf, SFla, Tx, TxFerns, WH3; > Tectaria heracleifolia (Willd.) Underw. var. heracleifolia – Meso1
Links to other floras: = Tectaria heracleifolia - FNA2
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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