Asplenium trichomanes L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1080 (1753)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Cosmopolitan. It is a perennial or lithophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Aspleniaceae, Henk Beentje. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008

Type: Type: Europe, LINN 1250/12 (LINN, lecto.)
Vegetative Multiplication Rhizomes: Rhizome erect, with clathrate dark brown subulate attenuate rhizome scales up to 4 × 0.5 mm, often with a dark central stripe and paler narrow borders.
Morphology Leaves: Fronds tufted, erect to arching, firmly membranous, not proliferous.
Morphology Leaves Stipes: Stipe dark brown, 1–9 cm long, usually less than 1/6 the length of the lamina, glabrous.
Morphology Leaves Leaf lamina: Lamina narrowly linear in outline, 6–23 × 1–1.5 cm, 1-pinnate, lower pinnae slightly reduced.
Morphology Leaves Pinnae: Pinnae in 26–32 pairs, broadly oblong to obovate, up to 8 × 5.5 mm, shortly petiolate, crenate, glabrous on both surfaces or with a few minute scales beneath.
Morphology Leaves Rachis: Rachis dark brown, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Sori: Sori 1–6 per pinna, oblong at first, almost covering the dorsal surface of the pinna at maturity.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Sori Indusium: Indusium narrowly oblong, membranous, to 0.3 mm wide, entire.
Figures: Fig. 5: 5–6, p. 30.
Ecology: Low epiphyte in rocky forest; 1750–2700 m
Conservation: Widespread; least concern (LC)
Distribution: Flora districts: U2 K2 T2 Range: Zimbabwe, South Africa, NE tropical Africa, Europe, Australasia, Americas

[FTEA]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology Leaves: Leaves 4–20 cm long; leaf-blade simply pinnate, glabrous; petiole and rhachis dark reddish-brown, the petiole much shorter than leaf-blade, glabrous
Morphology Leaves Pinnae: Pinnae broadly oblong to suborbicular, 0.25–1.2 cm long, less than twice as long as wide, entire or crenate-dentate, rounded at the apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Sori: Sori oblong, but sporangia almost covering pinnae at maturity.
Distribution: N1, 2 tropical and southern Africa, Europe.
Ecology: Altitude range 1500–1900 m.

[FSOM]

Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
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