Leathery Shieldfern

Rumohra adiantiformis

Introduced

At a glance

Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Rumohra
Status: Introduced to Florida
Sightings: 10 verified in Florida
Also called: Iron Fern, 7-Weeks-Fern, Climbing Shield Fern, Knysna Fern, Leather Fern, Leatherleaf Fern, Seven-Weeks Fern, Thirty-Days Fern
Formerly: Polystichum capense, Polystichum adiantiforme, Aspidium cunninghamii, Aspidium cunninghamianum, Aspidium coriaceum, Aspidium capense, Dryopteris adiantiformis, Polypodium adiantiforme, Lastrea adiantiformis, Aspidium clypeolarium, Dryopteris thomassetii, Polypodium calyptratum, Polypodium politum, Polypodium thomassetii, Rumohra aspidioides, Tectaria coriacea, Hypopeltis coriacea, Polypodium coriaceum, Polypodium berteroanum

About

Rumohra adiantiformis, the leather fern or leatherleaf fern, is a species of fern in the wood fern family Dryopteridaceae. It has a wide distribution, mainly in the tropical Southern Hemisphere.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Rumohra adiantiformis”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it grows in Florida

Panhandle North CentralSouthKeys

Panhandle: Gulf, Leon
North: Alachua, St. Johns
Central: Pinellas, St. Lucie, Sarasota, Seminole, Volusia

9 of 67 counties, from research-grade iNaturalist observations. They show where people have photographed it, not every place it grows — absence here isn't proof it's absent.

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