Asplenium trichomanes

Usually found on stone walls and cliff faces, often in wet conditions. "[M]aiden-hair spleenwort has two subspecies that are nearly identical in appearance. Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes, a diploid, grows on acidic rocks while Asplenium trichomanes ssp. quadrivans, a tetraploid, grows on calcareous rocks." (Bruce Gilman, Vasculum, newsletter of the Canandaigua Botanical Society, summer 2025)

Related Events

August 2016

Seedling

young sporophyte growing from gametophytes
gametophytes and new sporophytes (the "usual" form)
R. Parker

Mentioned in Solidago

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
maidenhair spleenwort
Type: 
Native
Ferns & Fern Allies
Status: 
exploitably vulnerable - protected
Moisture: 
Moist
Wet
Light: 
Part Shade
Shade
Soil: 
Rocky/Stony
Well-drained
Recommended for gardening

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