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SPECIES: Asplenium adiantum-nigrum | Black Spleenwort Fern 



ABBREVIATION : 
ASPADI

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ASAD


COMMON NAMES : 
   black spleenwort fern


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of black spleenwort fern is
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L. [5,12,15].  It is a member of the
Aspleniaceae family.  Asplenium adiantum-nigrum is derived from a cross
between A. onopteris L. and A. cuneifolium Viv. [1,11,12].  Black
spleenwort fern shows a wide range of morphological variation,
completely overlapping with the typical forms of both parents [12].


LIFE FORM : 
Fern or Fern Ally

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Lora L. Esser, August 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Esser, Lora L. 1994. Asplenium adiantum-nigrum. In: Remainder of Citation

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