''Asplenium flaccidum'' is a
species of
fern in the
family Aspleniaceae. The plant common name is drooping spleenwort or weeping spleenwort, and the species name ''flaccidum'' derives from the Latin root meaning ''drooping''. An example occurrence of ''A. flaccidum'' is within a
Nothofagus-
Podocarp forest at
Hamilton Ecological District on New Zealand's
North Island
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in association with other fern species understory plants,
crown fern
''Lomaria discolor'', synonym ''Blechnum discolor'', commonly called crown fern (Māori: piupiu), is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. This species is endemic to New Zealand
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, ''
Blechnum discolor'' being an example.
[C. Michael Hogan. 2009]
Taxonomy
A global phylogeny of ''Asplenium'' published in 2020 divided the genus into eleven clades, which were given informal names pending further taxonomic study. ''A. flaccidum'' belongs to the "''Neottopteris'' clade", members of which generally have somewhat leathery leaf tissue. It forms a clade with ''
A. appendiculatum'' and ''
A. chathamense''.
References
* C. Michael Hogan. 2009
''Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor'', Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg* Sue Olsen. 2007. ''Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns'', Timber Press, , , 444 pages
*
Line notes
flaccidum
Ferns of New Zealand
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Queensland
Flora of Tasmania
Flora of Victoria (Australia)
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