Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's Tonguefern, Hart's Tongue
Other regional names: Hart's Tongue Fern +1 more
- Hart's Tongue Fern
- Hartstonque
Also known as: Glossopteris scolopendrium (L.) Raf., 1815 +2 more
- Glossopteris scolopendrium (L.) Raf., 1815
- Phyllitis scolopendrium subsp. scolopendrium
- Phyllitis vulgare Hill
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Asplenium scolopendrium (commonly known as Hart's Tonguefern or Hart's-tongue) is a fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Asplenium genus, encompassing over 900 species globally. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Macaronesia, Mexico, Middle Europe, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Manchuria, Maryland, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Morocco, Netherlands, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Ontario, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Falkland Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms