Saturday, January 25, 2025

January 25, 2025

This is known as a Giant Brake fern
In Florida, it has escaped cultivation
It can live in swamps and hardwood hammocks
And has spread to areas of conservation.

Location: Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve State Park

Photo originally taken: Oct 27, 2019

Explanation: Didn't get an ID until 2 years ago.

Sources: https://plant-directory.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/pteris-tripartita/

Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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