*Pityrogramma calomelanos (Linnaeus) Link ex Britton & Millspaugh. Common name: Silverback Fern, Yerba de la Virgen. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Ditches, roadsides. Distribution: Native of the Neotropics.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl1, K4, POWO, Sf, WH3; Acrostichum calomelanos L. = Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link ex Britton & Millsp. var. calomelanos — FNA2, Meso1, NS. Basionym: Acrostichum calomelanos L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Pityrogramma calomelanos var. calomelanos - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
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