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)

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August 2016

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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