One can oftentimes find this species native to the whole temperate Northern Hemisphere sold at many garden centers in the East or Midwest...Read More USA. It is similar to Lady Fern, but it has darker and heavier weight fronds that are broadest in the middle of the frond. It is a slowly spreading clump and bears the sori, the spore structures, under the leaflets. It is reliable and likes constantly moist, rich soil the most, but adapts to average soil that can dry out some; and morning or late afternoon full sun is fine.
This semi-evergreen, leathery fern is dark green above and lighter green beneath. It grows from about 18" tall to about 8" wide, the cen...Read Moreter of the frond being the widest part. It grows along streams, in cool forests, in rich soil & in rock crevices at about 6500-10,000 ft elevation in Arizona.
The drug 'aspidium' is obtained from this plant.
One can oftentimes find this species native to the whole temperate Northern Hemisphere sold at many garden centers in the East or Midwest...Read More
This semi-evergreen, leathery fern is dark green above and lighter green beneath. It grows from about 18" tall to about 8" wide, the cen...Read More