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Palmer's spleenwort

Scientific Name: Asplenium palmeri

Family: Aspleniaceae

Category: Fern

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Palmer's Spleenwort (Asplenium palmeri)

Palmer's Spleenwort, scientifically known as Asplenium palmeri, is a perennial forb/herb belonging to the spleenwort family.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Asplenium palmeri Maxon
  • Family: Aspleniaceae (spleenwort family)
  • Order: Polypodiales
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Synonym: Smaller Ebony Spleenwort
  • Common Name: Palmer's Spleenwort

Distribution and Habitat

Asplenium palmeri is native to the southwestern United States, specifically found in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Its range extends south into Mexico (widespread except south), Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia (Boyac), and Venezuela.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Forb/herb: A non-woody plant that is not a grass.
  • Roots: Not proliferous.
  • Stems: Short-creeping and unbranched.
  • Scales: Black.

Quirky Facts

  • The plant is named after Edward Palmer (1831–1911), a British-born botanist who collected specimens in the southwestern U.S., Mexico, and South America.

Further Information

  • Discover Life: Discover Life provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Asplenium palmeri.
  • ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System): Asplenium palmeri Maxon (TSN 17353)