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Asplenium serratum L.

Wild birdnest fern (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Aspleniaceae > Asplenium

Characteristics

Roots proliferous. Stems erect, unbranched; scales brown throughout, narrowly lanceolate, 5--10 × 1--1.5 mm, margins entire. Leaves monomorphic. Petiole vestigial. Blade linear, oblanceolate, simple, (10--)20--40(--70) × 3--8 cm, thick, glabrous; base gradually tapered; margins entire to irregularly crenate; apex attenuate, not rooting. Rachis green throughout, dull, glabrous. Veins numerous, free, mostly immersed. Sori parallel to each other, nearly perpendicular to midrib. Spores 64 per sporangium. 2 n = 144.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

Leaf

Asplenium serratum leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Asplenium serratum leaf picture by Ramírez Ortiz Leandro (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Asplenium serratum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:22751-2
WFO ID wfo-0001109360
COL ID HLG7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731323
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Asplenium raddii Chamaefilix serrata Asplenium lanciforme Asplenium serratum Asplenium subsessile Asplenium crenulatum Asplenium longifolium Asplenium integrum Asplenium schomburgkianum Asplenium serratum var. caudata Asplenium serratum var. crenulatum Asplenium serratum var. crenulatum Asplenium serratum var. lanciforme
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