Asplenium sessilifolium
Hispaniolan Spleenwort
Also known as: Asplenium columbiense Hieron. +12 more
- Asplenium columbiense Hieron.
- Asplenium guatemalense Hieron.
- Asplenium potosinum var. incisa Hieron.
- Asplenium sessilifolium f. genuina Hieron.
- Asplenium sessilifolium var. columbiense (Hieron.) Hieron.
- Asplenium sessilifolium var. columbiensis Hieron.
- Asplenium sessilifolium var. guatemalense Hieron.
- Asplenium sessilifolium var. minus Hieron.
- Asplenium sessilifolium var. oligocarpum Mett.
- Asplenium sodiroi Christ
- Asplenium ternatum Fée
- Asplenium triphyllum var. sessilifolium (Desv.) Baker
- Asplenium triphyllum var. ternatum (Fée) Sodiro
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte.
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Asplenium sessilifolium (commonly known as Hispaniolan Spleenwort) is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. The genus Asplenium is notably large, comprising more than 900 species. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms