Asplenium platyneuron
Ebony-spleenwort
Description:
A fern that grows loamy to sandy uplands in slightly acidic to alkaline soils. The ferns have two types of fronds, sterile and fertile. Sterile fronds grow significantly shorter than fertile fronds. The spores mature in early to mid summer.
Plant Overview:
| Plant Family: | Aspleniaceae |
| Plant Duration: | Perennial |
| Plant Type: | Ferns |
| Fruit Timing: | Spores mature early June to late July |
| Global and State Rank: | G5, SNR |
| Commercially available landscape plant? | No |
Soil Characteristics: | |
| Soil Type: | Loam, Sandy |
| Soil Moisture: | Moist |
| Soil pH: | Slightly Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Alkaline, Alkaline |
| Soil pH: | 6.1 to 8.5 |
Light Needs: | |
| Opitmal Light: | Partial shade |
| Light Range: | Partial Shade |
Water Needs of Plant: | |
| Soil Moisture: | Moist |