Florida's wild plants
Plant Directory
2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 1–23 of 23 plants in Pteridaceae
Bahama Brake
Pteris bahamensis
Pteridaceae
Native
Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Pteridaceae
Native
Cretan Brake
Pteris cretica
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Double Edge Maidenhair
Adiantum anceps
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Native
Floating Antler-Fern
Ceratopteris pteridoides
Pteridaceae
Native
Fragrant Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum melanoleucum
Pteridaceae
NativeImperiled
Giant Brake
Pteris tripartita
Pteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Giant Leather Fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Pteridaceae
Native
Golden Leather Fern
Acrostichum aureum
Pteridaceae
Native
Goldenrod Fern
Pityrogramma trifoliata
Pteridaceae
Native
Green Cliff Brake
Cheilanthes viridis
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Ladder Brake
Pteris vittata
Pteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Pteris × delchampsii
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Rough Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum hispidulum
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Native
Silver Fern
Pityrogramma calomelanos
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Silver Ribbon Fern
Pteris parkeri
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Slender Bracken
Pteris ensiformis
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Southern Lipfern
Myriopteris microphylla
Pteridaceae
Native
Spider Brake
Pteris multifida
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Vittaria graminifolia
Pteridaceae
Native
Water Fern
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pteridaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.