Asplenium bradleyi

Classification	Pteridophytes
Family	Aspleniaceae
Family (Traditional)	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Asplenium
Species:	Asplenium bradleyi D. C. Eaton
Common Name	Bradleys Spleenwort
Growth Habit	fern
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: fern; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Dissection: 1.5; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Rank: N/A; Leaf Type: fern-like; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 7; Leaflet Number: 8; Leaflet Number: 9; Leaflet Number: 10; Leaflet Number: 11; Leaflet Number: 12; Leaflet Number: 13; Leaflet Number: 14; Leaflet Number: 15; Leaflet Number: 16; Leaflet Number: 17; Leaflet Number: 18; Leaflet Number: 19; Anther Type: N/A; Carpel Number/Pistil: N/A; Fruit Complexity: N/A; Fruit Type: N/A; Fruit Wet/Dry: N/A; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: N/A; Inflorescence Types: N/A; Ovary Position: N/A; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Ovules per Carpel: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Petal Number: N/A; Pistil Complexity: N/A; Pistil Number: N/A; Placentation Type: N/A; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sporangium Arrangement: elongate sori; Stamen Number: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; TN[S2S3] KY[S3S4] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Asplenium stotleri	Asplenium stotleri

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Caldwell (KY), Christian (KY), Crittenden (KY), Harlan (KY), Knott (KY), Lawrence (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Powell (KY), Rowan (KY), Warren (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Cumberland (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sullivan (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1935 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100851862	Wolfe	Kentucky	14 Jul 1989	Nancy Coons 36	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
31234100747516	Warren	Kentucky	08 Sep 1988	Marc Evans 8741	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
N/A	Powell	Kentucky	17 Oct 1998	Ross C. Clark 24094	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
N/A	Powell	Kentucky	17 Oct 1998	Ross C. Clark 24094	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007073	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007074	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007075	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007088	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007091	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
UCHT000830	Hamilton	Tennessee	24 Mar 2006	S. Huskins 47	UCHT Asplenium bradleyi
UCHT000970	Hamilton	Tennessee	24 Sep 2002	T. Govus, T. Diggs CHCH 3959	UCHT Asplenium bradleyi
APSC0089140	McCreary	Kentucky			APSC Asplenium bradleyi
UCHT040195	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Asplenium bradleyi
MEM017397	Caldwell	Kentucky	20 Sep 1979	Raymond Athey 4496	MEM Asplenium bradleyi
31234100003084	Whitley	Kentucky	25 Jul 1980	Rob Jacobs 207802	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
31973000004083	Wolfe	Kentucky	29 May 1979	Gibson, Loran 14	KNK Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007071	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007843	Whitley	Kentucky			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
UCHT000971	Hamilton	Tennessee	03 Jun 1984	Dave Coppert	UCHT Asplenium bradleyi
BRIT187589	Van Buren	Tennessee	22 Sep 1944	Jesse M. Shaver 7942	VDB Asplenium bradleyi
31234100769064	Powell	Kentucky	17 Oct 1998	Ross C. Clark 24094	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
31234100003076	Rowan	Kentucky	10 Jul 1979	Richard H. Hannan 2857	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
31973000004085	Lawrence	Kentucky	21 Jul 1973	Keil, David 3885	KNK Asplenium bradleyi
MDKY00000213	Harlan	Kentucky			MDKY Asplenium bradleyi
MDKY00000212	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007086	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007082	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007078	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007081	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
APSC0065727	Powell	Kentucky			APSC Asplenium bradleyi
ETSU000157	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007084	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007087	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007092	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007093	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007851	Whitley	Kentucky			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
BRIT533706	Marion	Tennessee		Edward Schell	VDB Asplenium bradleyi
BRIT187590	Van Buren	Tennessee	03 Oct 1943	Jesse M. Shaver 4291	VDB Asplenium bradleyi
31234100003035	Christian	Kentucky	04 Jun 1980	Richard H. Hannan 3890	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007090	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007079	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007089	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007077	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
UCHT000829	Marion	Tennessee	15 Dec 1999	John Beck 3863	UCHT Asplenium bradleyi
APSC0065683	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Asplenium bradleyi
BRIT187592	Van Buren	Tennessee	22 Sep 1944	Jesse M. Shaver 7954	VDB Asplenium bradleyi
BRIT187593	Sequatchie	Tennessee	29 Aug 1943	Jamison 4133	VDB Asplenium bradleyi
UCHT042479	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Asplenium bradleyi
31234100851854	Wolfe	Kentucky	15 Jul 1989	J. Fitzpatrick 67	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
31973000004084	Wolfe	Kentucky	04 Aug 1979	Thieret, John 51159	KNK Asplenium bradleyi
MDKY00000215	Knott	Kentucky			MDKY Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007072	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007076	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007083	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
BRIT187591	Van Buren	Tennessee	03 Oct 1943	Jesse M. Shaver 4279	VDB Asplenium bradleyi
31234100003050	Madison	Kentucky	01 Jul 1982	Larry Pounds	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
31234100003043	Crittenden	Kentucky	11 Apr 1980	Richard H. Hannan 3337	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
MDKY00000211	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Asplenium bradleyi
MDKY00000214	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007085	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
APSC0065726	Powell	Kentucky			APSC Asplenium bradleyi
BRIT187594	Grundy	Tennessee	19 Sep 1935	Jesse M. Shaver 2823	VDB Asplenium bradleyi
BRIT500483	Cumberland	Tennessee	25 May 2005	Dwayne Estes 07707	VDB Asplenium bradleyi
31234100003068	Menifee	Kentucky	22 Jun 1979	Richard H. Hannan 2521	EKY Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007842	Whitley	Kentucky			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
TENN-V-0007080	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Asplenium bradleyi
APSC0048037	Christian	Kentucky			APSC Asplenium bradleyi

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