Asplenium platyneuron

ebony spleenwort

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Aspleniaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Fern

Height

0.5 - 1.5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

(inconspicuous)

Fruit

;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

-

Fall Color

evergreen

Habitat

sandy or clayey banks, open woods and thickets, slopes, rocky ledges, swamps

Notes

easily transplanted; only moderate care needed; evergreen

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