Asplenium Species, Brownstem Spleenwort, Ebony Spleenwort

A very attractive fern. It grows wild in our area and I have one that grew in mostly shade out of the mortar on a brick wall (see photo)...Read More. I also have some that are very full, growing in full sun in a pretty damp spot. Tallest I've seen is about 16".

Native to the eastern and southern United States (all states except Alaska, Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Idah...Read Moreo, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, North Dakota, and South Dakota).

Listed as exploitably vulnerable in the state of New York.

Ebony Spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron is native to Texas and other States.

Ebony Spleenwort is a native fern here in Missouri. It is very hardy and tolerates considerable drought every summer. It will get large...Read Morer and more lush in the cultivated garden than in it's natural setting, but it is a rather small fern either way. It is shallowly rooted and often pops up in rock depressions, tree root pockets, etc. Lovely with other tiny plants, but easily overwhelmed by most.