Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Asplenium resiliens Kunze
(Blackstem Spleenwort)

Family: Aspleniaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Asplenium resiliens prefers north-facing limestone cliffs. It has a black rachis (the main axis of the frond.) The pinnae are more than 6mm long and they are more than twice as long as wide. The sori are oblique to the midvein and covered by a flap of tissue, the indusium.
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Asplenium resiliens, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, Jan. 17, 2009



Asplenium resiliens, abaxial surface with indusia, photo Russ Kleinman & the GNPS Field Trip , Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, Sept. 16, 2007



Asplenium resiliens, macro of abaxial surface of single pinnule with indusia, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, Nov. 18, 2008



Asplenium resiliens, growth form, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, Oct. 17, 2007



Asplenium resiliens, micro of abaxial surface, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, Oct. 17, 2007



Asplenium resiliens, micro of adaxial surface, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, Oct. 17, 2007



Asplenium resiliens, DAZ herbarium, collector Dale A. Zimmerman, 4127, 11 September 1992


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