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Eared spleenwort
Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Ferns

Eared spleenwort

Asplenium auritum Sw.

Names

EnglishEared spleenwort
Dutch—
SpanishHelecho marino
Chinese—
Scientific nameAsplenium auritum Sw.

About this species

Asplenium auritum, the eared spleenwort, is a species of fern native to the Neotropical Realm of the American Continent (from the Florida Peninsula to southern Brazil and northern Argentina) and Eastern Southern Africa (from DR Congo to Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands). Its presence is also recorded in the Azores where it might possibly be native.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassPolypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyAspleniaceae
GenusAsplenium

In Suriname

59Records in Suriname
1862First record
2004Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini33

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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