DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Asplenium adiantum-nigrum | Black Spleenwort Fern 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Black spleenwort fern is an introduced species in the continental United
States and only occurs in Arizona, Utah, and Colorado [5,7,15].  It is
native to Hawaii, Eurasia, and Africa [6,12,15].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES21  Ponderosa pine
   FRES34  Chaparral - mountain shrub


STATES : 
     AZ  CO  HI  UT


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     HALE  HAVO  ZION


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
   11  Southern Rocky Mountains
   12  Colorado Plateau


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY


SAF COVER TYPES : 
   237  Interior ponderosa pine


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Black spleenwort fern occurs in mountain brush and ponderosa pine (Pinus
ponderosa) communities in southern Utah [15].  It occurs in mountainous
or rocky areas throughout the state of Colorado [5].  In Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park, black spleenwort fern occurs in Ohia lehua
(Metrosideros polymorpha) communities [6].

Related categories for Species: Asplenium adiantum-nigrum | Black Spleenwort Fern