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Summary
Physical Characteristics
asplenium trichomanes is an evergreen Fern growing to 0.4 m (1ft 4in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in leaf all year, and the seeds ripen from May 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
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; North Wall. In. East Wall. In. West Wall. In.
Edible Uses
Edible Parts:
Edible Uses: Tea
The dried fronds have been used as a tea substitute[4].
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Medicinal Uses
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Demulcent Emmenagogue Expectorant Laxative
A tea made from the fronds is sweet, demulcent, expectorant and laxative[4, 240]. It has been used in the treatment of chest complaints[4] and to promote menstruation[257].
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Requires a well-drained position and lots of old mortar rubble in the soil[1]. Requires a humid atmosphere and some shade[28, 31]. A good plant for growing on a shady part of an old dry-stone or brick wall[K]. Plants are hardy to about -30°c[200]. 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. The spores usually germinate in the 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 greenhouse. Keep the plants humid until they are well established. Once the plants are 15cm or more tall, plant them out into their permanent positions in the spring.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Kazakhstan (east), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku), Taiwan NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Alaska, Wisconsin, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California, Utah), Canada (Québec, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta) AUSTRALASIA: Australia (South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia), New Zealand EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, France, Portugal AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga)
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
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| Related Plants
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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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