Taxon Report

Asplenium viride Huds.

green spleenwort

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Taxon Summary

Asplenium viride, commonly known as green spleenwort, is a perennial rhizomatous herb in the Aspleniaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Subalpine coniferous forest (carbonate, gravelly, and rocky), growing at elevations from 2050 to 2050 meters. Asplenium viride is ranked 2B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Asplenium viride Huds.
Common Name:	green spleenwort
Family:	Aspleniaceae
Element Code:	PPASP02250
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug	Jun-Aug
Elevation:	2050-2050 (6725-6725)
General Habitats:	Subalpine coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	1
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	1

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Sierra (SIE)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Sierra City (3912056)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Endangered in ID and OR. See A. trichomanes-ramosum in TJM (1993); this name has been rejected. See Madroño 12(4):128 (1953) for first CA record.
Threats:

Taxonomy:
See A. trichomanes-ramosum in TJM (1993); this name has been rejected.

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 25 October 2025].