Willowleaf Spleenwort

Asplenium salicifolium L.

Asplenium salicifolium (Willowleaf Spleenwort) is a species of perennial herb in the family Aspleniaceae. They are native to Mato Grosso Do Sul, Mato Grosso, Amazônia, Mata Atlântica, Amapá, Puerto Rico, Cerrado, Pernambuco, GoiáS, Pará, Roraima, and Ceará. They have alternation of generations.

EOL has data for 16 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Puerto Rico
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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tropical semideciduous forest
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000388
- Definition: A semi-deciduous broadleaf forest which is subject to tropical climate patterns.
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leaf venation shape
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000562
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anadromous (leaves)
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/anadromous
- Definition: a venation pattern in which the first vein in a given segment arises on the side of the leaf segment toward the apex
- Attribution: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/glossary/glossary-details/?irn=252
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Puerto Rico
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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plant lifeform
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900022
- Definition: whole plant lifeform
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epiphyte
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900030
- Definition: whole plant epiphytic
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produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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reproduction
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000003
- Definition: The production of new individuals that contain some portion of genetic material inherited from one or more parent organisms
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alternation of generations
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/alternatingReproduction
- Definition: Organisms with a life cycle that features alternation of generations with sexual and asexual reproduction.
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spore arrangement
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/sporeArrangement
- Definition: The important feature of homospory is the four fold division involved in spore production, this takes the form of either a tetrahedra which gives a trilete (Y shaped scar) spore or a tetragon which gives a monolete (single linear scar) spore.
- Attribution: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/spore.html
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monolete
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/monolete
- Definition: spores bearing a single linear scar, indicating that they were arranged in a tetragonal spore tetrad
- Attribution: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/spore.html
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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NHMUK

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of willowleaf spleenwort. View this species on GBIF

willowleaf spleenwort includes 1 child:

Asplenium salicifolium var. aequilaterale (H. Christ) C. D. Adams