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Asplenium rhizophyllum
walking fern
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Asplenium rhizophyllum L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Camptosorus rhizophyllus

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Polypodiales, Suborder Aspleniineae, Family Aspleniaceae, Genus Asplenium, Species Asplenium rhizophyllum


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:		MI: T
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MI: S2S3
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Prince William Forest Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 1:20:05 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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