Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Polypodiales
Genus:
Species:
abscissum
ID:
1109963

Status:
valid

Authors:
Willd.

Source:
tro

Year:
1810

Citation Micro:
Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 5: 321 (1810)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001109301



Common Names

  • Asplenium abscissum
  • Abscissum Spleenwort
  • Cape Spleenwort


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Description

Asplenium abscissum (also called Abscissum Spleenwort, among many other common names) is a fern native to eastern North America. It is a small-sized fern with a delicate, creeping rhizome and a single, erect, leathery, dark green frond. It is found in moist, shady woods, ravines, and stream banks in the eastern United States and Canada.

Uses & Benefits

Asplenium abscissum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and flowerbeds. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Asplenium abscissum has small, yellow-green flowers and produces small, round, black seeds. The seedlings have a single, long, narrow leaf with a lanceolate shape and a pointed tip.

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Where to Find Asplenium abscissum

Asplenium abscissum is found in moist forests in the eastern United States, from Maine to Georgia.

Species in the Asplenium genus

Asplenium acostae, Asplenium acrobryum, Asplenium aegaeum, Asplenium aequibasis, Asplenium akaishiense, Asplenium albersii, Asplenium alvarezense, Asplenium amaurolobum, Asplenium amboinense, Asplenium amoenum, Asplenium aneitense, Asplenium anguifrons, Asplenium anguineum, Asplenium apoense, Asplenium aran-tohanum, Asplenium araucarieti, Asplenium artanense, Asplenium ascensionis, Asplenium athertonense, Asplenium atrovirens, Asplenium atuntzeense, Asplenium austrobrasiliense, Asplenium badense, Asplenium barrancense, Asplenium batuense, Asplenium bavaricum, Asplenium bechereri, Asplenium beckeri, Asplenium belloides, Asplenium bicarinatum, Asplenium bicentenniale, Asplenium bipinnatifidum, Asplenium borneense, Asplenium bouharmontii, Asplenium bourgaei, Asplenium brachycarpum, Asplenium bradeanum, Asplenium brissaginense, Asplenium bugoiense, Asplenium burundense, Asplenium capitisyork, Asplenium carinatum, Asplenium cariocanum, Asplenium carnarvonense, Asplenium carruthersii, Asplenium celtibericum, Asplenium centovallense, Asplenium centrafricanum, Asplenium cesatianum, Asplenium chasmophilum,

Species in the Aspleniaceae family

Asplenicystopteris blindii, Asplenium acostae, Asplenium acrobryum, Asplenium aegaeum, Asplenium aequibasis, Asplenium akaishiense, Asplenium albersii, Asplenium alvarezense, Asplenium amaurolobum, Asplenium amboinense, Asplenium amoenum, Asplenium aneitense, Asplenium anguifrons, Asplenium anguineum, Asplenium apoense, Asplenium aran-tohanum, Asplenium araucarieti, Asplenium artanense, Asplenium ascensionis, Asplenium athertonense, Asplenium atrovirens, Asplenium atuntzeense, Asplenium austrobrasiliense, Asplenium badense, Asplenium barrancense, Asplenium batuense, Asplenium bavaricum, Asplenium bechereri, Asplenium beckeri, Asplenium belloides, Asplenium bicarinatum, Asplenium bicentenniale, Asplenium bipinnatifidum, Asplenium borneense, Asplenium bouharmontii, Asplenium bourgaei, Asplenium brachycarpum, Asplenium bradeanum, Asplenium brissaginense, Asplenium bugoiense, Asplenium burundense, Asplenium capitisyork, Asplenium carinatum, Asplenium cariocanum, Asplenium carnarvonense, Asplenium carruthersii, Asplenium celtibericum, Asplenium centovallense, Asplenium centrafricanum, Asplenium cesatianum,

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