Asplenium septentrionale (Linnaeus) Hoffmann. Common name: Forked Spleenwort, Northern Spleenwort. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Acidic rocks. Distribution: Western North America south into nw. Mexico (Baja California), Asia, Europe; nw. Africa; disjunct in WV (Hardy and Monroe counties) and the AR Ozarks (Magazine Mountain, Arkansas Valley) (Peck 2011). This very inconspicuous species is likely to be found at additional locations.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Its chromosome formula is SSSS.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA2, FoC2-3, GrPl, K4, NS, Ok, POWO, TxFerns; Acrostichum septentrionale L.; = n/a — F. Basionym: Acrostichum septentrionale L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Asplenium septentrionale - FNA2
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Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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© Alan Cressler: Asplenium septentrionale, Black Elk Wilderness, Black Hills National Forest, Pennington County, South Dakota 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Asplenium septentrionale, Harney Peak, Black Elk Wilderness, Black Hills National Forest, Custer County, South Dakota 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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