family
Spleenwort Family
Aspleniaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native spleenwort family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
caterpillars
1
food
5
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Wall-rue
Asplenium ruta-muraria
caterpillars
1
food
4
flowers
1
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Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
caterpillars
1
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Walking Fern
Asplenium rhizophyllum
caterpillars
1
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Mountain Spleenwort
Asplenium montanum
caterpillars
1
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Lobed Spleenwort
Asplenium pinnatifidum
caterpillars
1
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Black-stemmed Spleenwort
Asplenium resiliens
caterpillars
1
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Bradley's Spleenwort
Asplenium bradleyi
caterpillars
1
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Green Spleenwort
Asplenium viride
food
4
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Northern Spleenwort
Asplenium septentrionale
food
4
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Black Spleenwort
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
food
4
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Hart's-tongue Fern
Asplenium scolopendrium
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Mare's Tail Fern
Asplenium polyodon
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Asplenium contiguum
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Western Spleenwort
Asplenium vespertinum