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Asplenium platyneuron

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Names

Common Names
Ebony Spleenwort, Brownstem Spleenwort

Growth

Height
6-14.5 inches
Spread
6-12 inches
Growth Rate
Slow

Appearance

Bloom Color
Green to reddish brown
Foliage Color
Dark green, lighter green
Fall Foliage Color
Green, Glossy dark reddish-brown

Environment

Hardiness Zones
Zones 3-8
Sunlight Requirements
Ideally partial shade.
Soil Type
Moist, well-drained soils that are rocky or humus-rich, with textures including loam or sand and acidic conditions (pH ~4.5–5).
Soil Drainage
Well-drained soil
Soil pH
0-14 No single ideal pH; tolerates acidic to alkaline soils.

Lifecycle

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle
Other, dimorphic fronds: fertile fronds deciduous; sterile fronds evergreen
Seasons of Interest
Spring
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife
Fern does not attract bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, or other pollinators; birds may use old fronds for nesting material.

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
(L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Publication
Prelim. Cat. : 73 (1888)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Polypodiophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Subclass
Polypodiidae
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium

Inferior Taxa

Asplenium platyneuron var. bacculum-rubrum

Synonyms

Tarachia platyneura Asplenium platyneuron var. incisum Asplenium platyneuros Asplenium ebeneum Asplenium platyneuron f. hortoniae Asplenium ebeneum var. hortonae Acrostichum platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron var. platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron f. platyneuron Asplenium ebeneum var. proliferum Asplenium ebeneum f. proliferum Asplenium platyneuron f. dissectum Asplenium platyneuron f. furcatum Asplenium platyneuron f. multifidum Asplenium platyneuron f. serratum Asplenium platyneuron var. euroaustrinum Asplenium platyneuron var. hortonae Asplenium ebeneum f. serratum Asplenium platyneuron var. hortonae Asplenium platyneuron var. serratum Trichomanes ebeneum Asplenium ebeneum var. incisum Asplenium platyneuron f. proliferum Chamaefilix platyneuros Asplenium platyneuron f. incisum Asplenium ebeneum var. serratum Chamaefilix platyneuros var. serrata

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024

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