Native plant · THELYPTERIDACEAE
Thelypteris sancta
CARIBBEAN MAIDEN FERN
Also known as: Amauropelta sancta
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Thelypteris sancta. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Thelypteris sancta
- Family
- THELYPTERIDACEAE
- Genus
- Thelypteris
- Order
- POLYPODIALES
- Classification
- Pteridophytes
- Recorded status
- Native; FAC (NWPL)
- Recorded synonyms
- Amauropelta sancta
- 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
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