Ebony spleenwort, Asplenium platyneuron, is a small fern of the family Aspleniaceae native to eastern North America, commonly found growing from rocky outcrops, stone walls and thin soil over limestone or other base-rich rock. Its dark, glossy, purplish-black leaf stalks, the source of its common name, contrast with its narrow, once-divided fronds, and the species displays dimorphic fronds, with taller, more upright fertile fronds bearing spores distinct from its shorter, spreading sterile fronds.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Ebony Spleenwort
In Biome
Lake, Biomes Source Wikidata: Ebony Spleenwort
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1. Wikipedia: Asplenium platyneuron
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q4808139 (P225 taxon name)
lead paragraph (diet), EntityId 316730
Asplenium platyneuron (syn. Asplenium ebeneum), commonly known as ebony spleenwort or brownstem spleenwort, is a fern native to North America east of the Rocky Mountains and to South Africa. It takes its common name from its dark, reddish-brown, glossy stipe and rachis (leaf stalk and midrib),
Habitat and distribution
Ebony spleenwort has broad habitat preferences, growing both on rocks like many other North American spleenworts and in a variety of soils.
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Asplenium platyneuron
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Asplenium platyneuron
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory recordQuote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
Catalogue of Life
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Ebony Spleenwort
- Wikidata Q4808139, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Asplenium, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
- In Biome: Lake, Introduction
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