Overview
Distribution
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Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1103
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National Distribution
United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Global Range: Valier (1995) indicates "ssp decompositum" as endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
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Ecology
Habitat
Comments: Data for P. aquilinum ssp. decompositum in Valier (1995) indicates terrestrial, in open areas or light shade, on barren lava fields and dry, rocky roadsides, 170-3050m.
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
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NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: T3 - Vulnerable
Reasons: Pteridium aquilinum var decompositum is an endemic variety found in all the Hawaiian islands. It is common in mesic to wet shrublands, grasslands, and forests and in some dry subalpine areas from 300-2700 m. (Palmer, 2003)
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