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Microgramma heterophylla
Microgramma heterophylla (L.) Wherry
Climbing Vine Fern, Clinging Snake Fern, Clinging Snakefern
Polypodiaceae (Polypody family)
Synonym(s): Polypodium heterophyllum
USDA Symbol: MIHE2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Fern , Vine
Size Notes: Fronds up to about 7 inches long, on long creeping stems.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant.
Distribution
USA: FLNative Distribution: Known in North America only in Florida where it is listed as endangered.
Native Habitat: Epiphytic on relatively smooth-barked trees, on logs and rocks in tropical hammocks, on circumneutral to acidic substrates.
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Microgramma heterophylla in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Microgramma heterophylla in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Microgramma heterophylla
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-03Research By: CBR