| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pteridaceae | Acrostichum aureum | Golden Leather Fern | Mangrove swamps, brackish marshes, rarely inland in freshwater wetlands. | FL peninsula (Hillsborough and Manatee counties on the west coast, and Palm Beach County on the east coast, south to s. FL); West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America; paleotropics. |  |
| Pteridaceae | Acrostichum danaeifolium | Giant Leather Fern | Freshwater and brackish swamps and marshes. | N. peninsular FL (Dixie County) south to s. FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America and South America. |  |