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Asplenium ×virginicum

Scientific Name: Asplenium ×virginicum

Family: Aspleniaceae

Category: Fern

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Virginia Spleenwort: Asplenium × virginicum

Asplenium × virginicum, commonly known as Virginia Spleenwort, is a fascinating fern with a rich taxonomic history.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Asplenium × virginicum Maxon
  • Common Name: Virginia Spleenwort
  • Family: Aspleniaceae
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Synonym: Asplenium × mixtum Maxon
  • Taxonomic Status: Accepted

Morphological Characteristics

  • Asplenium × virginicum is an evergreen perennial.
  • It reaches heights of 5 to 20 centimeters.
  • The leaves are imparipinnate (having leaflets arranged along either side of a central stalk, with a single leaflet at the tip).

Hybridization

  • Asplenium × virginicum is a hybrid formed from the cross between Asplenium platyneuron and Asplenium trichomanes.

Related Resources

  • ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System): TSN 17370
  • The Plant List: Search here
  • IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Search here
  • Australian Plant Name Index: Search here
  • NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) Virtual Herbarium: Search here
  • Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera checklist
  • Encyclopedia of Life: Family Aspleniaceae