Asplenium × kentuckiense

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:ASPLENIACEAE
Species:Asplenium × kentuckiense T.N. McCoy
Common Name:Kentucky Spleenwort
Habitat:Crevices of sandstone cliffs shielded from full sun.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:

Kentucky Spleenwort is a sterile triploid hybrid formed by random crossing of the diploid Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron) and the tetraploid Lobed Spleenwort (Asplenium pinnatifidum). 
Status:Native
References:
  • Smith, D.M.; Bryant, T.R., and Tate, D.E. 1961. New evidence on the hybrid nature of Asplenium kentuckiense. Brittonia 13 (3): 289–292.
  • Wagner, W.H. Jr. 1958. Notes on the distribution of Asplenium kentuckiense. American Fern Journal. 48 (1): 39–43.
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASPLENIACEAE - Spleenwort family
Genus Asplenium
Species Asplenium × kentuckiense T.N. McCoy - Kentucky Spleenwort

Citation

Citation Asplenium × kentuckiense T.N. McCoy, Amer. Fern J. 26: 104, t.11. 1936.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: KENTUCKY: Boyd Co.: Keyser Creek, 10 Oct 1934, McCoy s.n. (holotype: PH).

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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
ALNHS00008191 Blount 27 Jun 2022 Yawn, Noah D.
NDY#276		 ALNHS
Asplenium xkentuckiense McCoy
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