ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
Summary 2
Asplenium platyneuron (syn. Asplenium ebeneum), commonly known as ebony spleenwort or brownstem spleenwort, is a fern native to North America east of the Rocky Mountains and to South Africa. It takes its common name from its dark, reddish-brown, glossy stipe and rachis (stem and leaf axis), which bear a once-divided, pinnate leaf. The fertile fronds, which die off in the winter, are darker green and stand upright, while the sterile fronds are evergreen and lie f
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Growth form | clustered |
|---|---|
| Separate fertile frond? | no |
| Frond division | once/pinna |
| Frond shape | tapered to base |
| Indusium present? | yes |
| Pinna/pinnule margins | smooth/entire |
| Pinnae arrangement | alternate |
| Soral arrangement | along midvein |
| Sorus shape | elongate/linear |
| Stipe/rachis features | smooth |
