English: Brittle maidenhair fern.
Clades: Tenerum;
Adiantoideae;
Pteridaceae.
Region: Florida, United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela.
Habitat: moist, shaded, limestone ledges and grottoes.
BotanyFern; creeping.
Leaves: light green; pinnate; fan-shaped; glabrous; arching or pendent; about as long as broad.