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Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium cristatum Lamarck. Common name: Hemlock Spleenwort. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Hammocks, usually on limestone. Distribution: Peninsular FL (north to Alachua County); West Indies; Mexico south through Central America to South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl1, FNA2, K4, Meso1, Mex, NS, POWO, S13, Sf, WH3, Kessler & Smith (2018). Basionym: Asplenium cristatum Lam. 1786

Links to other floras: = Asplenium cristatum - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 1

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image of plant© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Asplenium cristatum, Jumper Creek Wildlife Management Area, Withlacoochee State Forest, Sumter County, Florida 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Asplenium cristatum, Sumter County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Asplenium cristatum, Sumter County, Florida BW 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Asplenium abscissum (left), and Asplenium cristatum (right), Panasoffkee Outlet, Chert Ledges, Sumter County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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