Asplenium nidus on 9-3-09, #31-14.

Aspleniaceae Newman

The plant family Aspleniaceae was named and described by Edward Newman in the History of British Ferns in 1840.

As of 11-28-23 when this page was last updated, Plants of the World Online lists 24 genera in this family of ferns.

I have only grown 3 species in the family. The Asplenium nudus in the above photograph, Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’, and Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern) (no page yet). below. You can click on their name to go to their page. I also found an Asplenium platyneuron (Ebony Spleenwort) growing in the flower bed along the north side of the house in 2021. 2023 was a very hot and dry year, so it fizzled out over the summer. I hope it will return again in 2024. I also need to work on its page…

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