Species
Asplenium xlucrosum
Etymology
Asplenium: From the Greek a- 'without' and splene 'spleen', a northern hemisphere species, the black spleenwort (Asplenium adiantum-nigrum), was once believed to be a cure for diseases of the spleen.
Common Name(s)
hen & chicken fern
Authority
Asplenium xlucrosum Perrie et Brownsey
Family
Aspleniaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Ferns
Flower Colours
No Flowers
Origin
A sterile hybrid A. bulbiferum x A. dimorphum which is commonly cutlivated throughout the world as A. bulbiferum.
Reason For Introduction
Horticultural
Reproduction
Asexual spread from bulbils on fronds. A sterile hybrid.
Dispersal
By water and accidental and deliberate plantings of whole plants and/or fronds bearing bulbils
This page last updated on 28 Jul 2014