Native plant · DRYOPTERIDACEAE

Dryopteris ludoviciana

SOUTHERN WOOD FERN

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Scientific name: Dryopteris ludoviciana
Family: DRYOPTERIDACEAE
Genus: Dryopteris
Order: POLYPODIALES
Classification: Pteridophytes
Recorded status: Native; FACW (NWPL); FACW (DEP)
Florida range: South Florida · North Florida · Central Florida · Panhandle
Vouchered / Found in Florida: Sarasota; Alachua; Clay; Duval; Seminole; Leon; DeSoto; Lake; Hardee; Polk; Marion; Brevard; Hillsborough; Gadsden; Volusia; Citrus; Calhoun; Pasco; Manatee; Osceola; Pinellas; Liberty; Hernando; Flagler; Levy; St. Johns; Escambia

County records

Sarasota; Alachua; Clay; Duval; Seminole; Leon; DeSoto; Lake; Hardee; Polk; Marion; Brevard; Hillsborough; Gadsden; Volusia; Citrus; Calhoun; Pasco; Manatee; Osceola; Pinellas; Liberty; Hernando; Flagler; Levy; St. Johns; Escambia

Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.