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Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

not marked as a favorite taxon Asplenium erosum Linnaeus var. erosum. Common name: Eared Spleenwort. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Epiphytic in hammocks, strand swamps, especially on Quercus virginiana, Fraxinus cubensis, and Annona glabra. Distribution: Florida peninsula (north to Flagler County); West Indies; Mexico (Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco, Veracruz) south through Central America to South America; w. Africa.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: "A detailed biosystematic study of the complex … is needed" (Kessler & Smith 2018).

Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO; = Asplenium auritum Swartz — FNA2; > Asplenium auritum Swartz — K4, Meso1, Mex, Sf, SFla, Kessler & Smith (2018); > Asplenium auritum Swartz var. auritum — NS; < Asplenium erosum L. — Fl1, S13, WH3. Basionym: Asplenium erosum L. 1759

Links to other floras: = Asplenium auritum - FNA2

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image #1 of Asplenium erosum var. erosum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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image #4 of Asplenium erosum var. erosum© Alan Cressler: Asplenium auritum, and Campyloneurum phyllitidis, Fakahatchee Strand, The Cathedral, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Asplenium erosum var. erosum© Alan Cressler: Asplenium auritum, Cathedral Area, Fakahatchee Strand, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Asplenium erosum var. erosum© Alan Cressler: Asplenium auritum, Cathedral Area, Fakahatchee Strand, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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