Landscape Uses:
	A delicate accent fern on exposed moist limestone in rock gardens and on the banks of water features such as natural pools. Identified by Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden as a native that does especially well in shade in this brochure.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	Limited to exposed moist limestone in rockland hammocks with constantly high humidity. The lowered water table in Miami-Dade County makes this a difficult species to incorporate into restoration projects.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous fern with delicate leaflets (pinnae).
Height:
	About 12-18 inches in height. About as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Miami-Dade County; disjunct in central and northern peninsular Florida; West Indies, Central America and Venezuela.
Habitats:
	On moist limestone in rockland hammocks.
Soils:
	Moist limestone rock, with or without an accumulation of humusy material.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist substrate and high humidity and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade.
Flower Color:
	N/A.
Flower Characteristics:
	There are no flowers; the plants reproduce by spores.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous spores.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from spores.
Comments:
	In the right situations, this rock-loving fern will recruit readily in the garden. It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida.