| Lobed spleenwort | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Apparently Secure (NatureServe) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Blechnales |
| Family: | Aspleniaceae |
| Genus: | Asplenium |
| Species: | A. pinnatifidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Asplenium pinnatifidum Nutt. |
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Asplenium pinnatifidum is known as the lobed spleenwort or pinnatifid spleenwort. It is an Appalachian rock fern, growing in rock crevices in moderately acid to subacid strata. It is often confused with Asplenium bradleyi.
This fern species is an allotetraploid of hybrid origin. Its parent species are Asplenium montanum and Asplenium rhizophyllum. The genus Asplenium is known for its hybrids.