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Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes

Maidenhair spleenwort

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionPteridophytaFerns
ClassFilicopsida“Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns
OrderPolypodialesPolypod ferns
FamilyAspleniaceaeSpleenworts, a group of ferns
GenusAspleniumFrom Greek a, “without,” and splēn, “spleen”
SpeciestrichomanesFrom Greek tricho, “hairy,” and manes, “flowing”
ssp.trichomanesFrom Greek tricho, “hairy,” and manes, “flowing”

About plant names...

What the heck is a spleenwort? People used to believe that plants that looked vaguely like parts of the body were intended to help heal those parts—the doctrine of signatures. The sori on the backs of the fronds of this plant look spleen-shaped. “Wort” simply means “plant.” The Asplenium genus includes about 700 ferns.

Asplenium trichomanes (maidenhair spleenwort)

From Lindman, Carl Axel Magnus, Bilder ur Nordens Flora, 1926

Identification: The fronds are 3-6" (7.6-15 cm) long, made up of leaves (individual leaves) ¾" (1.9 cm) long. The leaves are shiny.

Online References:

Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes on Earl J.S. Rook's Flora, Fauna, Earth, and Sky ... The Natural History of the Northwoods

Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes on the Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site

Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes on CalPhotos

Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network

 

Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Asplenium trichomanes (maidenhair spleenwort)

8/22/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 3½ × 2½" (9.8 × 6.6 cm) ID is uncertain

Asplenium trichomanes (maidenhair spleenwort)

8/22/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 3½" (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain

Asplenium trichomanes (maidenhair spleenwort)

8/22/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

Asplenium trichomanes (maidenhair spleenwort)

8/22/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 3½" (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain

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