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Ebony Spleenwort
(Asplenium platyneuron) |
 Other scientific names:
Acrostichum platyneuros, Asplenium ebeneum
French names:
Doradille ébéne
Family:
Spleenwort Family (Aspleniaceae)
Group:
Spleenworts
Similar species:
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Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) - much larger.
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Northern Holly Fern (Polystichum lonchitis) - larger.
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Polypody (Polypodium virginianum) - stalk not dark, leaflets are different.
Fronds:
Evergreen; Once divided
Height:
15-30 cm (6-12 in)
Native/Non-native:
Native
Status:
Not very common, but not rare.
Photographs:
53 photographs available, of which 7 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
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Ebony Spleenwort, growing in its favourite habitat - woods, and edge of woods. |
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This fern usually grows fairly straight upward. |
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The leaflets are sometimes "frilly", as shown here, and sometimes smooth-edged (entire). |
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Underside of frond, showing arrangement of sori. |
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Herbarium specimen showing the roots.
(Royal Botanical Gardens Herbarium, Burlington, Ontario) |
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Herbarium specimen showing the underside of frond, showing sori.
(Royal Botanical Gardens Herbarium, Burlington, Ontario) |
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