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Asplenium trichomanes quadrivalens

Common nameCommon Maidenhair spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes quadrivalensCommon Maidenhair spleenwort
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Latin names
ClassPteridopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyAspleniaceae
GenusAsplenium
Speciestrichomanes
Subspeciesquadrivalens
Geographic details
Habitatrocks and walls
Soil typetolerant
DistributionThroughout British Isles
NativeYes
General
Plant heightsmall
BranchedNo
Plant colourmid-green
Rachis descriptionblack-brown; narrow wing down either sid
Stipe descriptionglossy; thick wiry dark-brown; persistent
Habitdense tuft
Conservation statusnot threatened
Leaf details
Separate fertile leavesNo
Leaf shapelinear-elliptic
Pinnae1-pinnate
WintergreenYes
Spore details
homosporeYes
Rhizome details
Rhizome descriptionshort
Rhizome scalescentral red-brown stripe
Rhizome positionupright
Sori details
Sori shapelinear-oblong
Sori placementalong vein
Indusium details
indusium presentYes
indus_shapebroad; conspicuous