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Asplenium scolopendrium

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Asplenium scolopendrium

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Also known as hart's tongue fern

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

*Asplenium scolopendrium* is a species of plant in the family Aspleniaceae. It belongs to the genus *Asplenium* and is classified within the order Polypodiales, class Polypodiopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is accepted under the authority L. Common names include Hart's tongue fern, Hirschzunge, Adi çalovcuq, волски език, and hjortetunge.

The plant is native to regions including Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Austria, the Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, and Denmark. It has been introduced to the Falkland Islands. Its regional conservation status is listed as Critically Endangered.

Records of the species are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, MICH, RSA, University of Calgary, and QUE. Occurrences have been documented in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, and Ireland.

Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

hjortetunge

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassPolypodiopsida
  4. OrderPolypodiales
  5. FamilyAspleniaceae
Native toAlabama, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark
Observations recorded301,395

Common Name: Hart's tongue fern

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3,102
With media
2,479
Family
Aspleniaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, MICH, RSA, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, QUE, UT
Recorded in
United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Ireland, Haiti, Germany, South Korea

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Encyclopedic overview

Asplenium scolopendrium, commonly known as the hart's-tongue fern, is an evergreen fern in the family Aspleniaceae native to the Northern Hemisphere.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asplenium scolopendrium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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