Asplenium virens

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

Asplenium virens is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is found in coastal forests. This habitat is fragmented and degraded, and habitat loss is the main threat to the species. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Navarrete, H.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Asplenium virens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2003: e.T43591A10808771. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43591A10808771.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.