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Asplenium trichomanes

Maidenhair Spleenwort
Also known as: Asplenium caput-serpentis Henriq. +15 more
  • Asplenium caput-serpentis Henriq.
  • Asplenium dichroum Kunze
  • Asplenium dichrum Kunze ex Pr.
  • Asplenium linnaei Soó
  • Asplenium melanocaulon subsp. inexpectatum (Lovis) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Asplenium pechuelii Kuntze
  • Asplenium saxatile Salisb.
  • Asplenium saxatile var. incisum Gray
  • Asplenium saxatile var. ramosissimum Gray
  • Asplenium subrotundum St.-Lag., 1889
  • Asplenium trichomanes f. atlantidis Bolle
  • Asplenium trichomanes f. delicatulum (G.Lawson) M.Broun
  • Asplenium trichomanes f. incisum (T.Moore) Reichst.
  • Asplenium trichomanes f. lobatocrenatum (Lam. & DC.) Reichst.
  • Asplenium trichomanes f. microphyllum (Milde) Reichst.
  • Asplenium trichomanes f. pulcherrimum (W.Zimm.) Reichst.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or lithophyte.

Asplenium trichomanes (commonly known as Maidenhair Spleenwort) is a lithophytic fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, North America, and the Pacific, 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
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, North-Central Pacific, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Siberia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Free State, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Socotra, Somalia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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