Summary ²

The blackstem spleenwort, Asplenium resiliens, is a species of fern native to the southeastern United States. Found on limestone substrates, it is named for its distinctive purplish-black stipe and rachis. It closely resembles the ebony spleenwort, Asplenium platyneuron.

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