Species Details

Asplenium septentrionale

northern spleenwort

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Classification

Scientific Name: Asplenium septentrionale (L.) Hoffm.
Common Name: northern spleenwort
Family:	Aspleniaceae
Element Code:	PPASP021F0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASSE
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-05-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Jul-Aug

Elevation:
1615 - 3350 meters
5300 - 10990 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Lower montane coniferous forest
Subalpine coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Granitic
Rocky

Notes

Notes: On review list in ID, and endangered in OR.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	13 %
Logging	1	12%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					8
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	1	0	0	0	6

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	7
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	8
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), South Dakota (SD), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), West Virginia (WV), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Shasta (SHA), Tehama (TEH), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Lassen Peak (4012145), Manzanita Lake (4012155), Mineral King (3611845), Thousand Lakes Valley (4012165), West Prospect Peak (4012154)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Species Account:	Asplenium septentrionale profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other:	Madroño 25(4):232 (1978) for distributional information

CNPS Rare Plant Inventory