Asplenium dielfalcatum

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Asplenium dielfalcatum is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae. It is native to Oahu, Hawaii.[1]

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

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This plant is found at elevations between 400 and 1,000 m (1,300 and 3,300 ft).[1]

Status

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It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. The species is threatened by invasive species and climate change.[1] It was listed as endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on October 29, 1991.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Keir, M.; Chau, M.; Sugii, N.; Sporck-Koehler, M.; Kwon, J.; Weisenberger, L. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Asplenium dielfalcatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T78774610A115493702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T78774610A78774633.en.
  2. ^ Vernon, Amanda L.; Ranker, Tom A. (April 2013). "Current Status of the Ferns and Lycophytes of the Hawaiian Islands". American Fern Journal. 103 (2): 59–111. doi:10.1640/0002-8444-103.2.59. ISSN 0002-8444.