Scientific Name
Asplenium trichomanes

Common Name
Mountain spleenwort; Maidenhair spleenwort


Zones:  3-9







Height: 4 to 7"
Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
Fronds: Forms dense tufted rosettes of deep green fronds; late sprouting fertile arching fronds; 20 or more pairs of rounded pinnae; sterile fronds lie on ground; once pinnate; .5" wide with many oblong pinnae; dark stipe; dark, wiry rachi
Comments: Short creeping or ascending rhizomes; naturally occurs in shady rock cervices; requires moisture but good drainage
Cultivars: N/A
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