anthonyc's Identifications

These organisms were found near the Moffitt Cancer Center. They have small, roundish heads and long, thin beaks. They also have bodies shaped like prolate spheroids. Their legs are also long and thin. They have white and gray feathers.

These photos were taken on 10/14/2022 at 15:30 EST.

The frond of this organism is about 45cm to 60cm long, with green color. Each leaf is divided into several small pieces. From the top to the bottom the leaf gradually become longer, the longest leaf about 10cm to 15cm. This organism almost lives in moist habitat. Because of the shape of the leaf and the stalk, it belongs to the phylum Monilophyta. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christella_normalis

The organism was found at the New Tampa Nature Park. The organism was green with multiple pinna containing many individual pinnules. The organism was no more than a foot off the ground and it was hunched over at a slight angle. The organism was found in a shaded region with moist soil and water surrounding it in a forest habitat. This is a prime environment for seedless vascular plants as they need a moist wet environment to spread their spores. These organisms can range across the United States as long as a moist wooded environment is provided for them.

References: florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3379