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Shoestring Fern

Vittaria lineata

Photo by Ric3
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28.5158, -82.7008

Field Notes

Description:

Green long, stringy and growing downwards in a clump (like grass) on tree.
It is an epiphyte requiring a host plant for structure. It is not parasitic.

Habitat:

This specimen was observed growing from an oak tree within a scrub oak area and basically in the shade. Approx. 15 feet in from a trail at a County nature preserve.

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Go.. Go.. Native - Florida
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Brooker Creek Preserve
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PublishedDecember 2, 2016

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