21. Nephrolepis x averyi Nauman

Nephrolepis x averyi Nauman (1979b) 69 . - Type: Nauman et al. 635 (holo US n.v.; iso A), Florida.

= Nephrolepis biserrata × N. exaltata, intermediate between the putative parents.

Distribution - Largely Caribbean: Florida, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Mexico. Habitat & Ecology - In forested, often moist habitats or in disturbed relatively dry habitats, at sea level to middle elevations (520 m).

Note - Only found in mixed populations of the parent species.