Asplenium L. is a plant in the Aspleniaceae family, order Polypodiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Asplenium L.

Asplenium L.

Asplenium oblongifolium, shining spleenwort, is a native New Zealand fern found across several of the country's islands from coast to mountains.

Family
Genus
Asplenium
Order
Polypodiales
Class
Polypodiopsida

About Asplenium L.

Asplenium oblongifolium is a fern species native to New Zealand. It is commonly known as shining spleenwort, and its Māori name is huruhuruwhenua. This species grows across the North, South, Chatham, and Kermadec Islands of New Zealand, occurring in habitats ranging from coastal areas up to mountain regions.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Polypodiales Aspleniaceae Asplenium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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