Groundcover in coastal sandy areas. Useful for dune stabilization.

Many spleenworts are rare. Please do not harvest from the wild. Most spleenworts have very narrow ranges and narrow environmental tolerances. Don't confuse with the invasive tuberous sword fern Nephrolepis cordifolia--if the fern spreads via rhizomes and is abundant, it's probably the sword fern. Retain and treasure if already present. Spleenworts can be used in rock gardens where they grow well on limestone boulders. Many will also do well on logs. A few (such as Asplenium abscissum) can be grown as groundcovers.

Listed as Endangered in Florida. Please acquire from reputable sources. Primarily used in butterfly gardens but can make a good hanging pot plant or vine on a post or trellice

Flowers are fragrant. Specimen shrub. Border plant or low screen plant.

Range likely includes all of Florida.  It is sporadic in northern Florida. Shade tree or specimen tree. Leaves may be evergreen in south Florida. Can be used as a street tree.

Basal rosette has weedy appearance. Roadside plantings or meadow.