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Asplenium vespertinum

Maxon

Western Spleenwort

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130912

Element CodePPASP021P0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumFilicinophyta

ClassFilicopsida

OrderFilicales

FamilyAspleniaceae

GenusAsplenium

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) and Kartesz (1994) accept Asplenium vespertinum. The generic placement of this taxon is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).

Conservation Status

Review Date1998-01-22

Change Date1998-01-22

Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences81 - 300

Range Extent Comments

Occurs in southern California and northern Baja.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
California	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
No Name	Cleveland National Forest	4,897
Pine Creek	Cleveland National Forest	503

References (4)

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.
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.
Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.