Green Spleenwort

asplenium viride

The Green Spleenwort is a delicate, small, evergreen fern that thrives in the cool, damp microclimates of alpine and subalpine regions. Unlike many of its hardier relatives, this species has a strong preference for calcium-rich substrates, making it an excellent indicator of limestone or other alkaline rock formations. It forms neat, bright green tufts that peer out from rocky fissures, adding a touch of vibrant life to harsh, stony cliffsides.

生息地: Typically found growing in moist, shaded crevices of calcareous or alkaline rocks, such as limestone, in montane and subalpine environments.

外見

This small fern features delicate fronds that typically grow between 5 and 15 centimeters in length. The key identifying feature is its bright green stalk (stipe and rachis) which remains green throughout its entire length, distinguishing it from other spleenworts with dark brown or black stalks. The fronds are once-pinnate, bearing small, oval to round leaflets (pinnae) with gently scalloped or toothed margins arranged alternately along the central stem.

界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Polypodiopsida目Polypodiales科Aspleniaceae属Asplenium

Green Spleenwort

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Because it strictly requires calcium-rich environments, finding this fern is a reliable indicator that the surrounding rock is limestone or dolomite.

Its microscopic spores are light enough to be carried by wind currents for hundreds of miles, allowing it to colonize isolated mountain ranges.

The species name 'viride' is Latin for 'green', referencing the bright green stem that distinguishes it from its dark-stemmed relatives.

特殊能力

It utilizes highly specialized, fibrous rhizomes that can penetrate and grip microscopic fissures in solid rock faces to secure anchorage and absorb moisture.

It possesses physiological adaptations that allow it to absorb nutrients efficiently in highly basic, calcium-rich soils that would stunt other plant species.

During dry spells, the fronds can curl and reduce metabolic activity, quickly rehydrating and recovering when moisture returns.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 5-15 cm
寿命: 5-15 年

食性と食事

As a photosynthetic autotroph, it produces its own energy using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, supplemented by minerals absorbed from damp rock crevices.

主な食物

Sunlight
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Calcium
Magnesium

採餌方法

Photosynthesis

生態系とのつながり

competitor

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Competes for limited space and resources in alkaline rocky crevices.

eaten by

Gray Field Slug

Deroceras reticulatum

Feeds on the delicate young fronds of the fern in damp microclimates.

特徴

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別名

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コレクション

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。

よくある質問

Green Spleenwortを見分けるには？

Green Spleenwortを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

Green Spleenwortの長さは何ですか？

5-15 cm

Green Spleenwortの寿命は何ですか？

5-15 年

Green Spleenwortは何を食べますか？

As a photosynthetic autotroph, it produces its own energy using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, supplemented by minerals absorbed from damp rock crevices.

Green Spleenwortは通常どこに生息していますか？

Typically found growing in moist, shaded crevices of calcareous or alkaline rocks, such as limestone, in montane and subalpine environments.

Green Spleenwortはどのように狩りをしますか？

Photosynthesis