The upper pinnae are curved.
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum NT0022 20Aug2017 PW
Like all Asplenium Spleenworts, this has elongated sori along the veins underneath the pinules.
The pinules are toothed with a wedge shaped base.
The veins do not reach the tips of the teeth.
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum NT0022 20Aug2017 PW LD
Asplenium ruta-muraria NS5856 04July2020 PW
Asplenium ruta-muraria NS5963 10Aug2003 PW
Asplenium ruta-muraria NS5856 04July2020 PW
Asplenium ruta-muralis NS5963 10Aug2003 PW
Asplenium scolopendrium 16Apr2016 NS7950 MP
Asplenium scolopendrium NS6459 08Oct17 PW
Asplenium scolopendrium NS6459 08Oct17 PW
Asplenium scolopendrium NS5668 19October2019 PW
Asplenium scolopendrium NS7950 16Jul2020 MP
Asplenium trichomanes ssp quadrivalens NS5963 18May2017 PW
Asplenium trichomanes ssp quadrivalens NS5963 18May2017 PW
Asplenium trichomanes ssp quadrivalens NS5963 18May2017 PW
Asplenium trichomanes ssp quadrivalens 16Oct2017 NT0212 MP.jpg
Asplenium trichomanes NS8049 20July2020 PW
Asplenium trichomanes NS8049 20July2020 PW
Asplenium ceterach NS5665 28June2020 LD
Asplenium ceterach NS5665 28June2020 LD
Asplenium ceterach NS5665 13July2020 PW
Asplenium ceterach NS5665 13July2020 PW
Asplenium ceterach NS5665 13July2020 PW
Asplenium species - Spleenwort, Wall Rue and Hart's Tongue ferns
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum - Black Spleenwort
This is a small, tufted fern with dark green, triangular, evergreen fronds which are 1 - 3 pinnate.
It has glossy purplish-black stalks which are not evident in these pictures.
Asplenium ruta-muraria - Wall Rue
Asplenium scolopendrium - Hart's Tongue
This is a distinctive, glossy, dark-green, evergreen fern with a strap like frond.
Asplenium trichomanes - Maidenhair Spleenwort
This tufted fern has blackish glossy stalks and midribs with blunt oblong pinnae.
This is the commoner subspecies quadrivalens, which has convex or flat upper pinnae and a black stalk. The ssp trichomanes has concave upper pinnae and a dark brown stalk.
Asplenium ceterach Rustyback Fern