Clinging Snakefern
Microgramma heterophylla (L.) Wherry
Microgramma heterophylla is a fern species in the family Polypodiaceae. It is commonly known as Clinging Snakefern and is distributed across the Caribbean and parts of the southeastern United States, including the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, and Puerto Rico, as well as the Archipiélago de Cuba. The species was published in 1964.
Description
Microgramma heterophylla (L.) Wherry is a member of the fern family Polypodiaceae. It is native to the Caribbean region and the southeastern United States, with records from the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Archipiélago de Cuba. The species was formally described in 1964.
Other common names
Clinging Snakefern
Distribution
Bahamas · Cayman Is. · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Florida · Haiti · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Puerto Rico · Archipiélago de Cuba
Synonyms
Goniophlebium serpensPleopeltis serpensPolypodium quercicansCraspedaria plumieriPolypodium heterophyllumPolypodium serpensPolypodium exiguumMarginaria serpensPhlebodium serpensCraspedaria serpensAnapeltis serpensPhymatodes swartziiPhymatodes exiguaCraspedaria heterophyllaMicrosorum heterophyllumDrynaria serpensPolypodium swartziiPolypodium runcinatumCraspedaria swartziiCraspedaria plumieriiPolypodium heterophyllumCraspedaria serpensPhymatodes heterophylla
