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Cressler, Alan

Asplenium rhomboideum

Asplenium rhomboideum Brack.

Diamond Spleenwort

Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort Family)

Synonym(s): Asplenium fragile var. insulare

USDA Symbol: ASRH3

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

Endemic to Maui and Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Fern
Size Notes: To about 18 inches in height.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating species.

Distribution

USA: HI

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: S00N
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (HI)
Critical Habitat: 17.96(a)
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Asplenium rhomboideum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Asplenium rhomboideum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Asplenium rhomboideum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2015-05-08
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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