ASPLENIACEAE - - Spleenwort Family

Asplenium rhizophyllum Linnaeus — Walking Fern

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{Asplenium rhizophyllum}
Fronds / Leaves

{Asplenium rhizophyllum}
Fronds / Leaves

{Asplenium rhizophyllum}
Fronds / Leaves

{Asplenium rhizophyllum}
Fronds / Leaves


{Asplenium rhizophyllum}
Fronds / Leaves

{Asplenium rhizophyllum}
Fronds / Leaves


Habitat:

Moist outcrops of calcareous sedimentary, calcareous metamorphic, or mafic metamorphic rocks, such as limestone, dolostone, calcareous siltstone, amphibolite, mostly at low to moderate elevations, rarely to 1500 m or higher.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Asplenium rhizophyllum

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].



The Georgia range of Asplenium rhizophyllum

USDA, NRCS. 2018. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, Various Dates). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.



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