Asplenium trichomanes trichomanes

Common name

Delicate Maidenhair spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes trichomanes Delicate Maidenhair spleenwort

Latin names

Geographic details

Habitat	rock faces
Soil type	acidic
Distribution	acid rocks W Wales; lake district
Native	Yes

General

Plant height	small
Branched	No
Plant colour	mid-green
Rachis description	black-brown; narrow wing down either sid
Stipe description	glossy; thin wiry red-brown; persistent
Habit	dense tuft
Conservation status	not threatened

Leaf details

Spore details

homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Sori details

Sori shape	linear-oblong
Sori placement	along vein

Indusium details

indusium present	Yes
indus_shape	narrow; delicate

Ferns