Asplenium vespertinum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Asplenium vespertinum Maxon

Western spleenwort

Asplenium vespertinum is a fern that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~153 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Asplenium
Family:	Aspleniaceae
Category:	fern
PLANTS group:	Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Southern Oak Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Asplenium vespertinum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ASVE3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: It is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in moist, shady, rocky places, such as the shadows beneath cliff overhangs. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/17/2025).