Taxon Report

Asplenium vespertinum Maxon

western spleenwort

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Asplenium vespertinum Maxon
Common Name:	western spleenwort
Family:	Aspleniaceae
Element Code:	PPASP021P0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASVE3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Feb-Jun	Feb-Jun
Elevation:	180-1000 (590-3280)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, Coastal scrub
Microhabitat:	Rocky
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G3?
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Orange (ORA), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG), Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alberhill (3311764), Alpine (3211677), Azusa (3411728), Barrett Lake (3211666), Cameron Corners (3211664), Campo (3211654), Canada Gobernadora (3311755), Condor Peak (3411832), Cucamonga Peak (3411725), Dulzura (3211667), El Cajon (3211678), El Cajon Mtn. (3211687), Jamul Mountains (3211668), La Mesa (3211771), Margarita Peak (3311744), Mesa Grande (3311627), Morena Reservoir (3211665), Mt. Baldy (3411726), Mt. Wilson (3411821), National City (3211761), Newbury Park (3411828), Otay Mesa (3211658), Otay Mountain (3211657), Pasadena (3411822), Poway (3211781), Ramona (3311617), San Bernardino South (3411713), San Dimas (3411717), San Marcos (3311722), San Vicente Reservoir (3211688), Sitton Peak (3311754), Tecate (3211656), Thousand Oaks (3411827), Vail Lake (3311648), Viejas Mountain (3211676)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 27:197 (1900) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 8 January 2025].