Asplenium serratum
Asplenium serratum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Aspleniaceae |
Genus: | Asplenium |
Species: | A. serratum |
Binomial name | |
Asplenium serratum L. | |
Asplenium serratum, the bird's nest spleenwort, wild birdnest fern, or 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
- ↑ United States Department of Agriculture. "Asplenium serratum". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- 1 2 Florida Natural Areas Inventory (2000). "American Bird's Nest Fern" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ↑ Flora of North America. "Asplenium serratum". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
External links
- Flora of North America: Asplenium serratum
- USDA Plants Profile for Asplenium serratum (wild birdnest fern)
- Miami.edu: Asplenium serratum photos
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