Kingdom Plantae Class Polypodiopsida Family Aspleniaceae Scientific name Asplenium serratum | Division Pteridophyta Order Polypodiales Genus Asplenium Rank Species | |
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Similar Pecluma, Asplenium resiliens, Campyloneurum phyllitidis, Asplenium bradleyi, Nolina atopocarpa | ||
Asplenium serratum, the Bird's nest spleenwort, Wild birdnest fern, and New World birdnest fern, is a fern of the New World/Americas.
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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.
Description
Asplenium serratum is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern that grows on eroded limestone, tree trunks, rotting stumps, and fallen logs.
References
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