Spleenwort (Asplenium)
The fine dark green color and free-growing character of most of the Spleenwort Ferns give them distinct value.
Scott's Spleenwort
Scientific Name: Asplenium ebenoides R. R. Scott
Synonym: Asplenosorus ebenoides
Family: Aspleniaceae ...
Maidenhair Spleenwort
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and Emmet J. Judziewicz
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A charming and delicate fern, this establishes itself in shady corners, growing on walls and similar inhospitable places.
Aspleniaceae / Spleenwort Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron)
Plant Type: This is a fern, it is a perennial.
Leaves: Leaves can reach 50cm in length (20inches). Leaves can be as wide as 5 cm (2inches). Each leaf is divided.
( Mother Spleenwort )
Short, erect rhizomes and triangular or lance-shaped, dark green fronds. The segments bear plantlets that fall off to form new plants. Excellent house plant but requires bright light indoors.
Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron): This fern has erect, dark evergreen fronds 6 to 20 inches tall. It is native throughout South Carolina. It prefers some sun to light shade, does not like wet soils. Propagate by rhizome division.
Mother spleenwort, Asplenium bulbiferum, is a fern species native to Australia and New Zealand. It is also called hen and chicken fern and, in the MÄori language, pikopiko and mouku. Its fronds are eaten as a vegetable.
SPLEENWORT, BLACK
Botanical: Asplenium Adiantum nigrum (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Filices
Dosage of Infusion ...
Asplenium (Spleenworts, Bird's Nest Fern, Mother Fern)
Aucuba (Japanese Laurel, Spotted Laurel)
Azalea ...
Aspleniaceae
(Spleenwort Fern Family)
Dennstaedtiaceae
(Bracken Family) ...
spleenwort, mountain (T)
spleenwort, narrow-leaved (E)
squirrel corn (T)
St. Johnswort, creeping (SC)
St. Johnswort, great (SC)
staggerbush (SC)
strawberry, barren (SC)
sundew, thread-leaved (SC)
sundrops, southern (SC)
swamp pink (SC) ...
Asplenium x ebenoides (Perennial Scott's Spleenwort)
This unusual yet naturally-occurring fern hybrid from Alabama (formerly xAsplenosorus) is the result of a conjugal visit between two native species, ...
Nombres relacionados: Avenca negra (gallego y/o portugués), Black Spleenwort (inglés), Capilaria negra (castellano), Culantrillo mayor (castellano), Culantrillo negro (castellano), Polypodiaceae (familia). ...
The generic and common names (spleenwort) derive from the supposed medicinal value (to the spleen) of the plants, as reported by the ancient Greek, Dioscorides.
Asplenum nidus - Bird's Nest Fern, Spleenwort
ASPLENUM INSECTS
Aster hybrids--Michaelmas Daisy ...
Asplenium refers to an old superstitious belief that it has medicinal value in treating the spleen, thus has been known as spleenwort or even lungwort. Its previous name Phyllitis is Greek for leafy, underscoring its leaf unique among ferns.
Peterson's spleenwort Deparia petersonii
petty spurge Euphorbia peplus
pigeon-pea Cajanus cajan
pineapple weed Matricaria discoidea
pink wood sorrel; 'ihi-pehu Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa
pinkhead smartweed Polygonum capitatum ...
 See also: Fern, Green, May, Ferns, Evergreen
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