Asplenium ascensionis

Asplenium ascensionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida
(disputed)
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium
Species: A. ascensionis
Binomial name
Asplenium ascensionis
S.Watson

Asplenium ascensionis is a species of fern in the Aspleniaceae family. It is endemic to Ascension Island. Its natural habitats are receding due to introduced vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Gray, A. 2003. Asplenium ascensionis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
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