Biology:Asplenium serratum
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Short description: Species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Aspleniaceae |
| Genus: | Asplenium |
| Species: | A. serratum
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Asplenium serratum, the bird's nest spleenwort, wild birdnest fern, or New World birdnest fern, is a fern of the New World/Americas.
Distribution
The fern is native to tropical Brazil , the Caribbean, and Florida of the Southeastern United States. It is rare in central and southern Florida, where it is a state-listed endangered species.[1][2]
Description
Asplenium serratum is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern that grows on eroded limestone, tree trunks, rotting stumps, and fallen logs.[3][2]
Taxonomy
Linnaeus was the first to describe American bird's-nest fern with the binomial Asplenium serratum in his Species Plantarum of 1753.[4]
References
- ↑ United States Department of Agriculture. "Asplenium serratum". http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASSE9. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida Natural Areas Inventory (2000). "American Bird's Nest Fern". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524201732/http://www.fnai.org/FieldGuide/pdf/Asplenium_serratum.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ↑ Flora of North America. "Asplenium serratum". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500200. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ↑ Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species Plantarum. II (1st ed.). Stockholm: Laurentii Salvii. p. 1079. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359100.
External links
- Flora of North America: Asplenium serratum
- USDA Plants Profile for Asplenium serratum (wild birdnest fern)
- Miami.edu: Asplenium serratum photos
Wikidata ☰ Q4808150 entry
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