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Pteris adscensionis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Pteridaceae
Genus:	Pteris
Species:	P. adscensionis
Binomial name
Pteris adscensionis Sw.

Pteris adscensionis is a fern species in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae. It is endemic to Ascension Island, and there are thought to be fewer than 500 individuals left in the wild. Its natural habitat has been severely reduced due to the large number of species introduced to the island when it was first settled in the 18th century.

References

1. ^ Renshaw, O.; Stroud, S.; Gray, A.; Lambdon, P.W.; Niissalo, M. (2012). "Pteris adscensionis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T43924A2990518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T43924A2990518.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2. ISSN 1179-3163.

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