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.
Georgetown Road, Pinos Altos Mountains, Grant County 17 September 2005
Georgetown Road, Pinos Altos Mountains, Grant County 17 September 2005