ASPLENIACEAE
(Spleenwort Family)
Asplenium resiliens
Kunze
black-stemmed spleenwort
(Apogamous triploid)
This spleenwort grows on limestone or other non-acidic rock. Its black, lustrous rachis is unique in New Mexico spleenworts.
It is the only apogamous spleenwort in New Mexico.
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Georgetown Road, Pinos Altos Mountains, Grant County 17 September 2005