Asplenium flaccidum
| Asplenium flaccidum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| (unranked): | Eupolypods II |
| Family: | Aspleniaceae |
| Genus: | Asplenium |
| Species: | A. flaccidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. | |
Asplenium flaccidum is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae. The plant common name is drooping spleenwort or weeping spleenwort, and the species name flaccidum derives from the Latin root meaning drooping.[1] An example occurrence of A. flaccidum is within a Nothofagus-Podocarp forest at Hamilton Ecological District on New Zealand's North Island in association with other fern species understory plants, Crown Fern, Blechnum discolor being an example.[2]
References
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- Sue Olsen. 2007. Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns, Timber Press, ISBN 0-88192-819-4, ISBN 978-0-88192-819-8, 444 pages
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