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