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Asplenium serratum

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Bird's-nest Spleenwort

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142603
Element CodePPASP021H0
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
American Bird's-nest Fern (EN) New World Bird's-nest Fern (EN) wild birdnest fern (EN) Wild Birdnest Fern (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 serratum. The generic placement of this taxon is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-04-18
Change Date2000-06-23
Edition Date1991-03-04
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Rare in southern penninsular Florida. Also in Greater and Lesser Antilles, St. Thomas, Tobago, Trinidad, and continental tropical America from Mexico to Brazil. Proctor (1985) lists it as not common.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Epiphytic or epipetric on moist rocks, fallen logs, and tree bases in swamps and wet hammocks.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN1
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Puerto Rico (2)
AreaForestAcres
El Toro AreaCaribbean National Forest12,584
Mameyes AreaCaribbean National Forest11,150
References (7)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 1993a. Flora of North America, Volume 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. Oxford University Press, New York.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Nelson, G. 2000. The Ferns of Florida. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, Florida.
  5. Proctor, G. R. 1985. Ferns of Jamaica: A Guide to the Pteridophytes. British Museum (Natural History), London.
  6. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.
  7. 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.