A Photographic Guide to

Flowering Plants of South Florida

Mangroves, Ferns and Lichens

Giant leather fern

Giant leather fern, photographed at Green Cay Nature Center in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County.

Welcome to Page 4 of Wild South Florida's guide to the plants of South Florida. Plants are organized alphabetically by family. Please pardon our "dust" as we continue to build these pages.

Mangroves

Combretaceae

Black Mangrove

Buttonwood

White Mangrove

Rhizophoraceae

Red Mangrove

Ferns

ferns

Ferns — An Overview

Azollaceae

Carolina Mosquito Fern

Carolina Mosquito Fern

Blechnaceae

Swamp Fern

Dennstaedtiaceae — Bracken Fern Family

Lacy Bracken Fern

Lacy Bracken Fern

Tailed Bracken Fern

Tailed Bracken Fern

Nephrolepidaceae — Sword Ferns

Giant Swoard Fern

Giant Swoard Fern

Tuberous Sword Fern

Tuberous Sword Fern

Osmundaceae

cinnamon fern

royal fern

Polypodiaceae — Common Ferns

Golden Polypody / Cabbage Palm Fern

Golden Polypody / Cabbage Palm Fern

Long Strap Fern

Long Strap Fern

Resurrection Fern

Resurrection Fern

Psilotaceae — Whisk Fern Family

whisk fern

Pteridaceae — Brake Ferns

China Brake Fern

China Brake Fern

Giant Leather Fern

Giant Leather Fern

Salviniaceae

Water Spangles

Selaginellaceae — Spikemosses

Sand Spike Moss

Sand Spike Moss

Tecteriaceae

Broad Halberd Fern

Broad Halberd Fern

Incised Halberd Fern

Incised Halberd Fern

Thelypteridaceae — Marsh Ferns

Southern Shield

Southern Shield

Vittariaceae — Epiphyte Ferns

Shoestring Fern

Shoestring Fern

Lichens

British soldier

British Soldier

old man's beard

Old Man's Beard

powderpuff lichen

Powderpuff Lichen

red baton rouge lichen

Red Baton Rouge

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Photographs by David Sedore. Photographs are property of the publishers and may not be used without permission.