Pecluma plumula (Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow) M.G. Price. Common name: Plume Polypody, Comb Fern. Phenology: Nov-Apr (-Oct). Habitat: Epiphytic on tree branches, less commonly on limestone, in mesic and rockland hammocks and swamps. Distribution: Ne. FL (Duval County) south to s. FL; West Indies, Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl1, FNA2, K4, Meso1, NS, POWO, WH3, Mickel & Smith (2004), Smith et al (2018); = Polypodium plumula Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. — Bah, S13, Sf, SFla. Basionym: Polypodium plumula Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 1810
Links to other floras: = Pecluma plumula - FNA2
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Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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© Alan Cressler: Pecluma plumula, on Quercus virginiana, Baynard Trail, Hillsborough River State Park, Hillsborough County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Pecluma plumula, on Quercus virginiana, Baynard Trail, Hillsborough River State Park, Hillsborough County, Florida 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Pecluma plumula, Pleopeltis michauxiana, and Phlebodium aureum, Hillsborough River State Park, Hillsborough County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Pecluma plumula, Hillsborough River State Park, Hillsborough County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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