Asplenium abscissum Willdenow var. abscissum . Cutleaf Spleenwort. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Limestone sinkholes. Dist: Mexico, Central America, and n. South America; West Indies; nc. and c. FL peninsula; s. FL; n. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: This species is a diploid, with chromosome complement AA. Kessler & Smith (2018) recognize two varieties; ours is var. abscissum.
Other Comments: Found disjunct in Jackson County, AL in 2009 (Barger et al. 2010).
Synonymy: = Kessler & Smith (2018); < Asplenium abscissum Willd. – Fl1, FNA2, K1, K3, K4, Meso1, S13, Sf, SFla, WH3
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
Heliophily: 1
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