Native plant · THELYPTERIDACEAE
Thelypteris interrupta
HOTTENTOT FERN; WILLDENOW'S FERN; Swamp Shield-fern
Also known as: Cyclosorus interruptus
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Thelypteris interrupta. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Thelypteris interrupta
- Family
- THELYPTERIDACEAE
- Genus
- Thelypteris
- Order
- POLYPODIALES
- Classification
- Pteridophytes
- Recorded status
- Native; FACW (NWPL); FACW (DEP)
- Recorded synonyms
- Cyclosorus interruptus
- Florida range
- South Florida · Central Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Miami-Dade; Hillsborough; Broward; Palm Beach; Osceola; Manatee; Martin; Pinellas; Hardee; Volusia; DeSoto; Sarasota; Charlotte; Polk; Orange; Lake; Glades; Highlands; Collier; Citrus; Pasco; Indian River; Seminole; Hernando
Where documented in Florida
Miami-Dade; Hillsborough; Broward; Palm Beach; Osceola; Manatee; Martin; Pinellas; Hardee; Volusia; DeSoto; Sarasota; Charlotte; Polk; Orange; Lake; Glades; Highlands; Collier; Citrus; Pasco; Indian River; Seminole; Hernando
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Thelypteris
- Thelypteris augescens — ABRUPT-TIP MAIDEN FERN; Abrupt-tipped maiden fern
- Thelypteris grandis — STATELY MAIDEN FERN; COLLIER COUNTY MAIDEN FERN
- Thelypteris guadalupensis — GUADALOUPE MAIDEN FERN
- Thelypteris hispidula var. versicolor — HAIRY MAIDEN FERN; Variable maiden fern
- Thelypteris kunthii — WIDESPREAD MAIDEN FERN; SOUTHERN SHIELD FERN
- Thelypteris ovata — OVATE MARSH FERN; ovate maiden fern
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.