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Asplenium resiliens

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Black-stem Spleenwort

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156418
Element CodePPASP02170
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyAspleniaceae
GenusAsplenium
Other Common Names
Black-stemmed Spleenwort (EN) blackstem spleenwort (EN) Blackstem Spleenwort (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (1993, vol. 2), Kartesz (1994), and Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team (2024) accept Asplenium resiliens. The generic placement of this taxon is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-01-19
Change Date1984-01-19
Threat Impact Comments
Quarrying of marble and limestone presents a low-level threat to this species (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaS4Yes
OhioS1Yes
MissouriSNRYes
ColoradoS1Yes
FloridaS2Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
South CarolinaS1Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
VirginiaS4Yes
IllinoisS1Yes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
West VirginiaS3Yes
LouisianaSXYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
UtahS1Yes
MississippiS1Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
KansasS2Yes
NevadaS1Yes
IndianaS2Yes
MarylandS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Missouri (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest9,277
Swan Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest7,310
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
References (13)
  1. Fernald, M.L. 1950 Gray's Manual of Botany, 8th ed. American Book Company, New York. 1632 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  3. Gleason, H.A. 1952. The new Britton and Brown illustrated flora of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 3 volumes. Hafner Press, New York. 1732 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. Lellinger, D.B. 1985. A field manual of the ferns and fern-allies of the U.S. and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 389 pp.
  6. Morzenti, V.M. 1986. Morphological and cytological data on southeastern United States species of the <i>Asplenium heterochromum-resilians</i> complex. American Fern Journal 56:167-177.
  7. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.
  8. Shaver, J.M. 1954. Ferns of Tennessee with fern allies excluded. Cullon and Chertner Co., Nashville, TN.
  9. Small, J.K. 1964. Ferns of the Southeastern States. Hafner Publishing Co., New York, NY.
  10. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.
  11. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.
  12. Wherry, E.T. 1925. The Appalachain Aspleniums. American Fern Journal 15:46-54.
  13. Wherry, E.T. 1940-1941. The Ferns and Lycosphenes of Pennsylvania. Bartonia 21:11-37.