Blechnum appendiculatum Willdenow. Common name: Hammock Fern. Phenology: Dec-Mar. Habitat: Rocky hammocks, moist forests. Distribution: S. GA south to s. FL; c. TX; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, South America; also collected once in LA, on the west bank of the Mississippi River in bottomland hardwoods in Iberville Parish, LA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, TxFerns, Gasper et al (2016), Mickel & Smith (2004), Perrie et al (2014); = Blechnum occidentale L. var. minor Hook. — Fl1, FNA2, NS, WH3; < Blechnum occidentale L. — Meso1, Sf; >< Blechnum occidentale L. var. occidentale. Basionym: Blechnum appendiculatum Willd. 1810
Links to other floras: = Blechnum occidentale var. minor - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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