Native plant · THELYPTERIDACEAE
Thelypteris patens
GRID-SCALE MAIDEN FERN
Also known as: Pelazoneuron patens
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Thelypteris patens. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Thelypteris patens
- Family
- THELYPTERIDACEAE
- Genus
- Thelypteris
- Order
- POLYPODIALES
- Classification
- Pteridophytes
- Recorded status
- Native; Endangered-State; FACU (NWPL); FACW (DEP)
- Recorded synonyms
- Pelazoneuron patens
- Florida range
- South Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Miami-Dade
Where documented in Florida
Miami-Dade
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 interrupta — HOTTENTOT FERN; WILLDENOW'S FERN; Swamp Shield-fern
- Thelypteris kunthii — WIDESPREAD MAIDEN FERN; SOUTHERN SHIELD 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.