Bradley's Spleenwort [ FRESH | EDITION ]

Due to its very specific habitat requirements and rare occurrence, it is considered a species of special concern in many states.

: Research suggests that Bradley’s spleenwort has actually "formed" multiple times in different locations from independent hybridization events between its parent species. Habitat and Distribution bradley's spleenwort

Bradley's spleenwort - Illinois Department of Natural Resources Due to its very specific habitat requirements and

This fern has a fascinating evolutionary history known as . It originated as a hybrid between the Mountain Spleenwort ( A. montanum ) and the Ebony Spleenwort ( A. platyneuron ). It originated as a hybrid between the Mountain

: It is listed as endangered in states like Illinois , Indiana, and Pennsylvania, and threatened in Ohio .

: It is found from New Jersey and Pennsylvania south to Georgia and Alabama, and west into the Ozarks of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.