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Asplenium Species, Forked Spleenwort, Grassfern, Northern Eared Spleenwort

Aspleniumseptentrionale

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Genus

Asplenium (ass-PLEE-nee-um)

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Species

septentrionale (sep-ten-tree-oh-NAH-lee)

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Synonym

Acrostichum septentrionale

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Height

under 6 in. (15 cm)

6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing

3-6 in. (7-15 cm)

6-9 in. (15-22 cm)

Hardiness

Unknown - Tell us

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time

N/A

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Phoenix, AZ (Zone 9b) | August 2009 | neutral

A part of the fern family, this shiny, dark green, grasslike plant grows to about 6" long & 1/8" wide in cracks between rocks at about 77...Read More

Cretaceous

El Sobrante, CA (Zone 9b) | August 2007 | neutral

Native to the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, ...Read Moreand Texas in the USA.

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Josephine, Arlington, TX (Zone 8a) | November 2006 | neutral

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