Asplenium ruta-muraria   Wall-rue CC D N

Asplenium ruta-muraria/

One of the commonest Asplenium species, it is found growing from cracks in mortar on walls or from crevices in rocks in town or in the country throughout the British Isles. This one was found next to other common species: Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort), and Asplenium adiantum-nigrum (Black Spleenwort) see large image below.

Asplenium ruta-muraria

Three Asplenium genus ferns

Top left: A. ruta muraria; Lower Middle: A. trichomanes; Top right: A. adiantum-nigrum

Cushendun Warren wall, Northern Ireland, 19th August 2006

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Three Asplenium genus ferns

Cushendun Warren wall, Northern Ireland, 19th August 2006

Added on 12th 2004, updated October 16th 2008, updated Feb 28th 2010

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