Asplenium serratum

Asplenium serratum

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
(unranked): Eupolypods II
Family: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium
Species: A. serratum
Binomial name
Asplenium serratum
L.

Asplenium serratum, the Bird's nest spleenwort, Wild birdnest fern, and New World birdnest fern, is a fern of the New World/Americas.

Distribution

The fern is native to tropical Brazil, the Caribbean, and Florida of the Southeastern United States. It is rare in central and southern Florida, where it is a state-listed endangered species.[1][2]

Description

Asplenium serratum is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern that grows on eroded limestone, tree trunks, rotting stumps, and fallen logs. [3][2]

References

  1. United States Department of Agriculture. "Asplenium serratum". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
  2. 1 2 Florida Natural Areas Inventory (2000). "American Bird's Nest Fern" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-11-25.
  3. Flora of North America. "Asplenium serratum". Retrieved 2007-11-25.

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