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Ferns  are plants which typically thrive in moist or wet conditions.  Barbuda is anything but moist or wet, right?  So it would be unusual to find ferns here.  Wrong!  Barbuda is not as dry as most people think.  Rainfall average over the past decade has been about 45 inches.

Barbuda Fern

The other factor is that it is the moist or wet habitat that ferns require and such places can be found in Barbuda.  Caves, sinkholes, ponds and wells provide such habitats.  Thus the overall climate of Barbuda may be classified as hot and dry but there are places which provide the micro-climate which can sustain the growth of ferns.

Barbuda Fern – underside leaf

Pictured here is one species.  There are others which can be found growing in walls, roof gutters and fresh water pools.