Florida Native Plants

Ferns in Simpson Park
BY KATHRINA SAAVEDRA
AND
DENNIS CARSI
Ctenitis Sloanei
Ctenitis Sloanei
- NATIVE (ONLY TREE FERN NATIVE TO
CONTINENTAL U.S.)
- ENDANGERED
- INHABITS TROPICAL HAMMOCKS
- GROWS IN MOIST LIMESTONE SOIL
Thelypteris Reptans
- Native
- Endangered
- Grows on limestone
- Can grow in nutrient-poor soil
Phlebodium aureum
- Native
- Secured
- Grows in leaf litter of moist forests and
swamps
- Grows gold-colored spores
- Grows near saltwater, but is protected
from direct salt blasts by other local plants
- Has somewhat higher drought tolerance
- Can grow in varying levels of shade or in
full sunlight
Adiantum tenerum
- Native
- Endangered
- Very rare, local throughout range
- Has thin stems and branches and small,
delicate leaflets
- Can grow with or without an
accumulation of humusy material
- Specific to requirement of light shade