Irish wildflowers Sitemap More ... Ferns

Sea Spleenwort, Asplenium marinum

Sea Spleenwort
Asplenium marinum
Fionncha mara
Family: Aspleniaceae

Spores ripen June - September. Evergreen perennial. Native.

Tufted evergreen, glossy-green fern. Lanceolate, leathery fronds, widest in middle, once pinnate. Pinnae blunt-toothed. Frond midrib with narrow green wings. Stalks shorter than blades, often purplish.
Sori linear, 3-5mm long with brown, untoothed indusia.

Coastal, moist cliff and rock crevices, occasionally on coastal walls. Mainly S, W, N Ireland. Requires frost-free enviroment.


      Sea Spleenwort, Asplenium marinum



Sea Spleenwort. The Burren, Co.Clare. May 2008

Please Contact me if you find mistakes. All images used are copyright.