Dicranopteris flexuosa (Schrader) Underwood. Drooping Forked-fern. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Wet pine flatwoods, moist disturbed areas; apparently a native waif or adventive in our area, individual occurrences often not persisting for long. Dist: FL Panhandle (Bay and Franklin counties) and FL peninsula, s. AL (Mon Louis Island, Mobile County); West Indies; s. Mexico (CHP, OAX, TAB, VER), Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Fl2, FNA2, K1, K3, K4, Meso1, Mex, Sf, WH3
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Heliophily: 9
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© Alan Cressler: Dicranopteris flexuosa, Deep Creek Preserve, Volusia County, Florida 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Dicranopteris flexuosa, Deep Creek Preserve, Volusia County, Florida 6 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Dicranopteris flexuosa, Deep Creek Preserve, Volusia County, Florida 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Dicranopteris flexuosa, Deep Creek Preserve, Volusia County, Florida 5 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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