Ceratopteris thalictroides

Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.)Brongn.
WATERSPRITE
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The very similar C. richardii is sometimes recognized but only distinguishable by its 16-spored sporangia (vs. 32 in C. thalictroides). However, C. richardii apparently is not found in Florida.
Not Native OBL (NWPL)
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Classification
POLYPODIALES
Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.)Brongn. - WATERSPRITE
Citation
CERATOPTERIS THALICTROIDES (Linnaeus) Brongniart, Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1821: 186. 1822.
Acrostichum thalictroides Linnaeus 1753.
SRI LANKA: Without data, Hermann Herbarium 3: 42, specimen 377 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Pichi Sermolli, Webbia 12: 650. 1957.
Species Distribution Map

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Ceratopteris thalictroides - 69
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Ceratopteris thalictroides - 270
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