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dwarf spleenwort
Scientific Name: Asplenium pumilum
Family: Aspleniaceae
Category: Fern
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: FL (dwarf (=chervil) spleenwort)
Asplenium pumilum
Asplenium pumilum, commonly known as Dwarf Spleenwort, is a small fern belonging to the genus Asplenium.
Common Names
- Dwarf Spleenwort
- English Maiden-Hair Dwarf Spleenwort
- Triangle Spleenwort Fern
- Hairy Spleenwort Fern
- Chervil Spleenwort
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Asplenium pumilum Sw.
- Family: Aspleniaceae (implied through related species' categorization and mentions of "Filices (Polypodiaceae.)" as Natural Order)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonyms: Mentions of different common names used regionally and across time periods suggest variations in classification and identification.
- Related Species: Mentions species such as Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium ebenum (ebony spleen-wort), Asplenium abscissum, Asplenium monanthes, Asplenium dentatum, Asplenium pinnatifidum and Asplenium adiantum-nigrum.
Morphology and Growth Habit
- Described as a forb/herb, meaning it is a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
- Fronds are pinnate with roundish, subsessile leaflets.
- Forms small, tufted plants.
- Perennial duration.
Distribution and Habitat
- Occurs throughout the northern hemisphere.
- Often grows in shaded cracks in limestone.
- Found principally in the Appalachian Mountains.
Historical Uses
- The spleenworts were so called because certain members of the group were used traditionally (unspecified usage).
Other Asplenium Species
- Asplenium abscissum (Cutleaf Spleenwort)
- Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort)
- Asplenium ebenum (Ebony Spleenwort)
- Asplenium monanthes (San Felasco Spleenwort)
- Asplenium dentatum (Slender Spleenwort)
- Asplenium pinnatifidum (Lobed Spleenwort or Pinnatifid Spleenwort)
- Asplenium adiantum-nigrum (Black Spleenwort)
- Asplenium heterochroum (Wagner's Spleenwort, Varicolored Spleenwort)
- Asplenium platyneuron (Ebony Spleenwort)
- Asplenium viride (Green Spleenwort)
- Asplenium obovatum (Lanceolate Spleenwort)
- Asplenium curtissii (Curtiss' Spleenwort, Lacy Spleenwort)
Cultivation
- Prefers partially shady places with limited direct sunlight exposure.