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maidenhair spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Maidenhair spleenwort is a lovely little fern that grows in cool, shady places. Its delicate, fan-shaped leaves are bright green and look like tiny feathers!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The maidenhair spleenwort is a small, elegant fern distinguished by its slender, dark reddish-brown stems that provide a striking contrast to the round, bright green leaflets arranged neatly along them. Its delicate fronds often grow in tight, charming rosettes, clinging to rocky surfaces.

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maidenhair spleenwort

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Instead of seeds, it creates invisible, dust-like spores to travel and grow new ferns!

Its dark, shiny stems were once used by children to make tiny, pretend dolls or figures!

Some people call it 'Wall Rue' because it loves to grow out of cracks in old stone walls!

Wow! This little fern can cling to rocks for over 100 years, growing in the same spot!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Crack Climber

Maidenhair spleenwort can anchor itself securely in tiny rock crevices using tough, fibrous roots that help it thrive where other plants cannot.

Fähigkeit

Spore Sprinter

This fern has tiny, dust-like spores on the underside of its leaves, which can be carried by wind to colonize new, distant rocky homes.

Fähigkeit

Drought Defender

The maidenhair spleenwort can curl its fronds tight during dry spells to save water, unrolling them again when moisture returns.

Maße und Details

Höhe
5-30 cm
Ausbreitung
10-20 cm
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Spanish slug

Arion lusitanicus

This slug may occasionally graze on its fronds.

eaten by

common garden snail

Helix aspersa

Snails can sometimes feed on the fern's delicate leaves.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch wild plants unless you know they are safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von maidenhair spleenwort?

5-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von maidenhair spleenwort?

10-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von maidenhair spleenwort?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von maidenhair spleenwort?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von maidenhair spleenwort?

Mehrjährig

Wo findet man maidenhair spleenwort normalerweise?

Forests

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