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Asplenium serratum L.
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Rounded Global Status Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
Reasons: Rare in southern penninsular Florida. Also in Greater and Lesser Antilles, St. Thomas, Tobago, Trinidad, and continental tropical America from Mexico to Brazil. Proctor (1985) lists it as not common.
Global Short Term Trend: Decline of 10-30%
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Whole plant: Decoction of crushed plant is used by the Surinam Tirio for treating skin rash. Leaf: Decoction of leaves is drunk by the Surinam Wayana as an appetite stimulant.
Asplenium serratum, the Bird's nest spleenwort and Wild birdnest fern, is a fern native to Brazil, the Caribbean, and the United States. It is rare in central and southern Florida, where it is a state-listed endangered species.[1][2]
Asplenium serratum is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern that grows on eroded limestone, tree trunks, rotting stumps,[3] and fallen logs.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture. "Asplenium serratum". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ a b Florida Natural Areas Inventory (2000). "American Bird's Nest Fern". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ Flora of North America. "Asplenium serratum". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
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Surinam Tirio: sih-wah-nah-pah-nah ah-lo-ge. Surinam Wayana: u-mah-muh.
Asplenium serratum is found rarely in southern peninsular Florida, where it is at the extreme edge of its tropical American range. This large simple-leaved spleenwort is called "American bird's-nest fern" because of its superficial resemblance to the Old World A . nidus Linnaeus, which is regularly grown in temperate conservatories. Asplenium serratum is unusual in having roots with abundant, matted hairs rather than scattered hairs as found in other species.
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United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
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Fla.
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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.
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Comments: Epiphytic or epipetric on moist rocks, fallen logs, and tree bases in swamps and wet hammocks.
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