Ceratopteris thalictroides

Family:PTERIDACEAE
Species:Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.
Common Name:Watersprite
Habitat:Swamps, marshes, margins of sluggish streams or rivers in the Coastal Plain.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:

First documented (via iNaturalist) in Alabama by Howard Horn in Mobile County on 21 Oct 2022 and later near the original location on 2 Nov 2022.

Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyPTERIDACEAE - Maidenhair Fern family
Genus Ceratopteris
Species Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn. - Watersprite

Citation

Citation Ceratopteris thalictroides (Linnaeus) Brongniart, Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 8: 186. 1821.
Basionym: Acrostichum thalictroides Linnaeus 1753.
Type: SRI LANKA: Without data, Hermann Herbarium 3: 42, specimen 377 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Pichi Sermolli, Webbia 12: 650. 1957.

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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2022 - 2022

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
ALNHS00008427 Mobile 12 Oct 2023 Horne, Howard E.
SP#6207
ALNHS
Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.
UWAL0057493 Mobile 21 Oct 2022 Horne, Howard H.
5081
UWAL
Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.
UWAL0057467 Mobile 02 Nov 2022 Horne, Howard H.
5086
UWAL
Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.
ALNHS00008426 Mobile 12 Oct 2023 Horne, Howard E.
SP#6207
ALNHS
Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.
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