FNPS Plant Database
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Pteridaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant or mass background planting in moist areas. Could be used as a hedge. As this fern gets very tall, it is not appropriate as a groundcover.
Considerations:
Not drought tolerant.
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Aquatic -to- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Clay, Loam, Organic
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
9A,9B,10A,10B,11
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.
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Ecology
Wildlife:
Used as cover.
Native Habitats:
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
Fiddleheads are edible. Fronds have been used as thatch.
General Comments:
Can be cut back to improve appearance, but should not be severely pruned more than once a year.
Spores cover undersides of leaves giving them a bi-color appearance.
Citations:
Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
