Asplenium ascensionis

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Asplenium ascensionis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium
Species:
A. ascensionis
Binomial name
Asplenium ascensionis

Asplenium ascensionis is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae. It is endemic to Ascension Island. Its natural habitats are receding due to introduced vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. Lambdon, P.W.; Stroud, S.; Gray, A.; Niissalo, M.; Renshaw, O. (2012). "Asplenium ascensionis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T43918A2989782. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T43918A2989782.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.