Telmatoblechnum serrulatum (L.C. Richard) Perrie, D.J. Ohlsen, & Brownsey. Swamp Fern, Marsh Fern. Hab: Swamps, marshes, wet prairies, hammocks, bottomlands, vacant lots. Dist: Ne. FL south to FL peninsula; Mexico, Central America, south to c. South America; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Introduced and established in e. SC (Beaufort and Jasper counties) via landscaping plants brought in from FL (P. McMillan, pers. comm., 2005); similarly introduced in s. AL (H. Horne, pers.comm., 2012; W. Barger, pers. comm., 2012).
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Gasper et al (2016), Perrie et al (2014); = Blechnum serrulatum Rich. – Bah, Fl1, FNA2, K1, K3, Meso1, S13, Sf, SFla, WH3, Mickel & Smith (2004); = n/a – RAB
Links to other floras: = Blechnum serrulatum - FNA2
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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