According to Proctor’s (1989) Ferns of Puerto Rico, this taxon is known only from two localities, both of them old masonry. The population photographed here was growing on the walls of El Morro, the seaside castle in Old San Juan.

Collection Data (M. Sundue 2106)

Classification & Common Names

General Collection Data
  • Date: 1-Feb-2010
  • Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue 2106
  • Collection Party: Sundue & Lehnert
  • Det. History: M. Sundue
  • Habitat: Masonry
  • Habit: Lithophyte
  • Specimen Locations: NY, UPRRP, VT
Additional Comments

Collection Location
  • Location: San Juan – – – – Puerto Rico.
  • Coordinates: 18.468543, -66.117252
  • Elevation: