Climbing Vine Fern (Microgramma heterophylla)

Photo Credit: Keith Bradley

Global Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Polypodiaceae
State: FL
Nature Serve ID: 137609
Lifeform: Vine, Forb/herb
Categories of Interest: Ferns
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

A tiny, epiphytic fern with 1/2" inch, finger-shaped fronds. Also called the climbing vine fern, this plant grows on smooth-barked trees or in tropical hammocks, growing on logs and rock. Microgramma heterophylla is a native to the dockland hammocks of South Florida where its habitat is threatened by exotic invasive plants, development and poaching for the plant trade.

Where is Climbing Vine Fern (Microgramma heterophylla) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Climbing Vine Fern can be found in Florida

Which CPC Partners conserve Climbing Vine Fern (Microgramma heterophylla)?

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017