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Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron

Description:

Fern of some kind

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Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron


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3 Comments

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 11 years ago

I made this same mistake recently, The pinnae of the maidenhair are opposite, these are alternate. The difficulty of identifying is compounded by three factors; the pinnae of ebony can often be so close together you have to really look to see they are alternate, the fertile fronds of ebony will have opposite pinnae towards the tip, and the genus Asplenium hybridizes with reckless abandon.

KelseyEvans-Layng
KelseyEvans-Layng 11 years ago

Very small :)

DaneCole
DaneCole 11 years ago

Was it real small, kinda looks like 'Maidenhair Spleenwort'

KelseyEvans-Layng
Spotted by
KelseyEvans-Layng

Kentucky, USA

Spotted on Jan 20, 2013
Submitted on Jan 20, 2013

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