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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Asplenium is an evergreen Fern growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in leaf all year, and the seeds ripen from June to October.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) or semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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The plant is bitter, diuretic, laxative and ophthalmic[240]. It is taken internally to treat diseases of the spleen, jaundice and ophthalmia[240]. It is said to produce sterility in women[240]. A decoction or syrup made from the fronds is emmenagogue, expectorant and pectoral[240]. It is used to relieve troublesome coughs[4].
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Other Uses
A decoction of the herb is a good hair wash[17].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
Requires a partly shaded site with preferably less than 3 hours sunshine daily[200]. Plants can be grown in old brick walls[219]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[233].
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Plant Propagation
Spores - best sown as soon as they are ripe on the surface of a humus-rich sterilized soil. Keep the compost moist, preferably by putting a plastic bag over the pot. Germinates in spring[1]. Spring sown spores germinate in 1 - 3 months at 15°c[134]. Pot on small clumps of plantlets as soon as they are large enough to handle and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse. Keep them humid until they are well established. When they are at least 15cm tall, plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt (Sinai), Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Kyrgyzstan NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Colorado, Arizona, Utah), Mexico (Chihuahua) EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Portugal (Azores, Madeira Islands), Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Lesotho, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga)
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Asplenium adiantum-nigrum | Black Spleenwort | Fern | 0.5 |
5-9
| | LM | FS | M | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Asplenium bulbiferum | Hen And Chicken Fern, Parsley Fern, Mother Spleenwort | Fern | 0.3 |
10-11
| S | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Asplenium ceterach | Scale Fern | Fern | 0.2 |
7-10
| | LM | FSN | M | 0 | 2 | |
| Asplenium ruta-muraria | Wall Rue, Lance asplenium | Fern | 0.1 |
5-9
| S | LM | S | M | 0 | 2 | |
| Asplenium scolopendrium | Hart's Tongue Fern | Fern | 0.6 |
4-8
| S | LM | FS | DM | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort, Dense spleenwort, Toothed spleenwort, Brightgreen spleenwort | Fern | 0.4 |
5-9
| | LM | FS | M | 1 | 1 | |
| Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern, Common ladyfern, Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern, Tatting Fer | Fern | 0.6 |
3-8
| M | LMH | FS | M | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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