Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes Maidenhair spleenwort
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. 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:
Earl J.S. Rook's Flora, Fauna, Earth, and Sky ... The Natural History of the Northwoods The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network
Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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