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Grid-scale Maidenfern (Thelypteris patens)

Thelypteris patens in habitat, Miami-Dade County. Photo Credit: J. Possley

Global Rank: G5 - Secure
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Thelypteridaceae
State: FL
Nature Serve ID: 136035
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Categories of Interest: Ferns
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Lithophytic, trunked fern to 1.5 meters tall.

Where is Grid-scale Maidenfern (Thelypteris patens) located in the wild?

Distribution:

South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

States & Provinces:

Grid-scale Maidenfern can be found in Florida

Which CPC Partners conserve Grid-scale Maidenfern (Thelypteris patens)?

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 08/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Widespread (Greater and Lesser Antilles, Trinidad and continental tropical America from Mexico to Argentina) and common. Lellinger (1985) lists one historical escape in Florida.