*Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudichaud-Beaupré) Ching. Mariana Maiden Fern. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Wet hammocks, cypress swamps, streamsides, moist forests, disturbed areas, increasingly invasive in natural habitats (especially in the southern parts of our area). Dist: Native of the Asian and African tropics. Leonard (1972) and Wyatt (2020) discussed the history of this species in the southeastern United States. Macrothelypteris torresiana continues to spread northward, and has been reported for KY (Gorman, Bruton, & Estes 2011) and IL (Mohlenbrock 2014).
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy: = Ar, Bah, ETx1, Fl1, FNA2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Meso1, Tn, TxFerns, WH3, Fawcett & Smith (2021), Lin et al (2013), Smith & Kessler (2017); = Dryopteris setigera (Blume) Kuntze – S13, Sf, misapplied; = n/a – C, RAB; = Thelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Alston – SFla, Tx
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Midwest: FACU
Heliophily ?: 6
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© Alan Cressler: Macrothelypteris torresiana (left), Dennstaedtia bipinnata (right), Seminole County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Macrothelypteris torresiana, Gola Creek, Pike County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Macrothelypteris torresiana, Gola Creek, Pike County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Macrothelypteris torresiana, Gola Creek, Pike County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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