Taxon Details

Asplenium viride

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:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-08-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Aug

Elevation:
2050 - 2050 meters
6725 - 6725 feet

General Habitats:

Subalpine coniferous forest (carbonate, gravelly, rocky)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known in CA only from the Sierra Buttes. 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.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	1
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Maine (ME), Michigan (MI), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New York (NY), Oregon (OR), South Dakota (SD), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Sierra (SIE)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Sierra City (3912056)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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