Maidenhair Spleenwort — Asplenium trichomanes L.

Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)

This tiny fern of rock ledges bears only a slight resemblance to the much larger and distinctively branched Northern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum).

Caswell Co., NC 5/30/10.

Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)

Caswell Co., NC 5/30/10.

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