Ceratopteris pteridoides

Ceratopteris pteridoides, the floating antler-fern, is a species of aquatic fern in the family Pteridaceae.^[2] It is native to the subtropical and tropical New World, the Indian Subcontinent, central and eastern China, and Vietnam.^[1] A short-lived perennial, it can reach 4 ft (1.2 m) in width.^[2]

Ceratopteris pteridoides
At the University of Wrocław Botanical Garden
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Pteridaceae
Genus:	Ceratopteris
Species:	C. pteridoides
Binomial name
Ceratopteris pteridoides (Hook.) Hieron.
Synonyms[1]
Ceratopteris lockhartii (Hook. & Grev.) Kunze Ceratopteris parkeri J.Sm. Parkeria lockhartii Hook. & Grev. Parkeria pteridoides Hook.