Asplenium trichomanes | |
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Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
Family: | Aspleniaceae |
Genus: | Asplenium |
Species: | A. trichomanes
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Binomial name | |
Asplenium trichomanes |
Asplenium trichomanes, the maidenhair spleenwort (not to be confused with the similar-looking maidenhair fern),[2] is a small fern in the spleenwort genus Asplenium. It is a widespread and common species, occurring almost worldwide in a variety of rocky habitats. It is a variable fern with several subspecies.
The specific epithet trichomanes refers to a Greek word for fern.[3]