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Virginia Native Plant Finder

Virginia Native Plant Finder

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Scientific Name: Asplenium

Record Found: 7

Scientific NameCommon NameLight RegimeMoisture RegimePlant TypeMaximum expected height (in feet)Pollinator?Flowering SeasonsGrassland SpeciesRiparian BufferRiparian Zone
Asplenium montanumMountain SpleenwortSun, Part, ShadeMoist, DryFern or Fern Ally0.5NoNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=825
Synonym: Asplenium montanum, Asplenium montanum, Asplenium montanum
Digital Atlas Name: Asplenium montanum Willd.
Habitat: Crevices of moist to dry, usually shaded and sheltered outcrops of sandstone, quartzite, gneiss, schist, amphibolite, metabasalt, phyllite, metasiltstone, and various granitic rocks. Frequent but local in the mountains; rare in the Piedmont.
Synonyms: [= C, F, FNA, G, K, Pa., R, S, W, W.Va.]
taxonPhenology: May-Oct
County Names: Wythe, Wise, Washington, Tazewell, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince Edward, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Page, Nelson, Montgomery, Madison, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Highland, Halifax, Greene, Grayson, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Dickenson, Cumberland, Craig, Carroll, Campbell, Buckingham, Buchanan, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Appomattox, Amherst, Alleghany, Albemarle
Coastal Plain: Yes
Mountain: Yes
Piedmont: Yes
Asplenium pinnatifidumLobed SpleenwortSun, Part, ShadeMoist, DryFern or Fern Ally0.5NoNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=26
Synonym: Asplenium pinnatifidum, Asplenium pinnatifidum, Asplenium pinnatifidum
Digital Atlas Name: Asplenium pinnatifidum Nuttall
Habitat: Crevices of moist to very dry outcrops of sandstone, quartzite, and other, mostly felsic rocks; occasionally on metabasalt and perhaps other mafic metamorphic rocks. Infrequent and local in the mountains; rare in the Piedmont.
Synonyms: [= C, F, FNA, Pa., R, S, W, W.Va.; = A. pinnatifidum var. pinnatifidum - G; = A. �pinnatifidum - K]
taxonPhenology: May-Oct
County Names: Wise, Washington, Warren, Stafford, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Rappahannock, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Page, Nelson, Montgomery, Madison, Loudoun, Halifax, Greene, Goochland, Giles, Franklin, Fluvanna, Fauquier, Fairfax, Dickenson, Craig, Clarke, Carroll, Caroline, Campbell, Buckingham, Buchanan, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Appomattox, Amherst, Alleghany, Albemarle
Coastal Plain: Yes
Mountain: Yes
Piedmont: Yes
Asplenium platyneuronEbony SpleenwortSun, Part, ShadeWet, Moist, DryFern or Fern Ally1NoNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=820
Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides
Live Plant Available: Mid-Atlantic Natives (live plant), Watermark Woods (live plant)
Synonym: Asplenium platyneuron, Asplenium platyneuron, Asplenium platyneuron
Digital Atlas Name: Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P.
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, old fields, clearings, rocky woodlands, and outcrops of various types; grows on soil, rock, and wood substrates. Common throughout.
Synonyms: [= C, FNA, Pa., R, S, W, W.Va.; > A. platyneuron var. platyneuron - F, G, K; > A. platyneuron var. bacculum-rubrum (Featherman) Fernald - F, G, K; > A. platyneuron var. incisum (Howe ex Peck) B.L. Robinson - F]
taxonPhenology: Apr-Oct
County Names: York, Wythe, Wise, Westmoreland, Washington, Warren, Virginia Beach, Tazewell, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Richmond, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Page, Orange, Nottoway, Northumberland, Northampton, Norfolk, Newport News, New Kent, Nelson, Montgomery, Middlesex, Mecklenburg, Mathews, Madison, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Lancaster, King William, King George, King and Queen, James City, Isle of Wight, Highland, Henry, Henrico, Hanover, Hampton, Halifax, Greensville, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Gloucester, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Essex, Dinwiddie, Dickenson, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Clarke, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Charles City, Carroll, Caroline, Campbell, Buckingham, Buchanan, Brunswick, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Amelia, Alleghany, Albemarle, Accomack
Coastal Plain: Yes
Mountain: Yes
Piedmont: Yes
Asplenium resiliensBlackstem SpleenwortSun, Part, ShadeMoist, DryFern or Fern Ally0.5NoNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=826
Synonym: Asplenium resiliens, Asplenium resiliens, Asplenium resiliens
Digital Atlas Name: Asplenium resiliens Kunze
Habitat: Crevices of moist to dry cliffs and outcrops of limestone, dolostone and, rarely, other calcareous sedimentary and metasedimentary rocks. Infrequent in the mountains; rare in the Piedmont.
Synonyms: [= C, F, FNA, G, K, Pa., R, S, W, W.Va.]
taxonPhenology: Apr-Oct
County Names: Wythe, Wise, Washington, Warren, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Pulaski, Pittsylvania, Page, Montgomery, Lee, Highland, Giles, Frederick, Floyd, Craig, Clarke, Buckingham, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Appomattox
Coastal Plain: No
Mountain: Yes
Piedmont: Yes
Asplenium rhizophyllumWalking FernSun, Part, ShadeMoist, DryFern or Fern Ally0.5NoNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=827
Live Plant Available: Watermark Woods (live plant)
Synonym: Asplenium rhizophyllum, Asplenium rhizophyllum, Asplenium rhizophyllum
Digital Atlas Name: Asplenium rhizophyllum L.
Habitat: On moist, shaded, often mossy outcrops of various subcalcareous, calcareous, and mafic rocks and on shell-marl outcrops in the Coastal Plain; especially common on limestone. Frequent in the mountains; infrequent in the Piedmont; very rare in the Coastal Plain.
Synonyms: [= C, FNA, K, Pa., R, W; = Camptosorus rhizophyllus (Linnaeus) Link - F, G, S, W.Va.]
taxonPhenology: May-Oct
County Names: Wythe, Wise, Washington, Warren, Tazewell, Sussex, Surry, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince Edward, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Page, Orange, New Kent, Nelson, Montgomery, Madison, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Isle of Wight, Highland, Henry, Henrico, Hanover, Halifax, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Dickenson, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Clarke, Charlotte, Charles City, Carroll, Campbell, Buckingham, Buchanan, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Alleghany, Albemarle
Coastal Plain: Yes
Mountain: Yes
Piedmont: Yes
Asplenium ruta-muraria var. cryptolepisAmerican Wall-rueSun, Part, ShadeMoist, DryFern or Fern Ally0.5NoNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=828
Synonym: Asplenium ruta-muraria var. cryptolepis, Asplenium ruta-muraria var. cryptolepis, Asplenium ruta-muraria var. cryptolepis
Digital Atlas Name: Asplenium ruta-muraria L. var. cryptolepis (Fern.) Wherry
Habitat: Crevices of dry, shaded or exposed cliffs and outcrops of limestone, dolostone and, rarely, other calcareous sedimentary rocks. Infrequent in the mountains; very rare in similar habitats on calcareous metamorphic rocks in the Piedmont (Campbell and Loudoun counties).
Synonyms: [= W.Va.; < A. ruta-muraria - C, FNA, Pa., R, W; > A. cryptolepis Fernald var. cryptolepis - F, S; > A. cryptolepis Fernald var. ohionis Fernald - F, S; > A. ruta-muraria var. ohionis (Fernald) Wherry - G; > A. ruta-muraria var. cryptolepis - G, K; > A. r
taxonPhenology: May-Oct
County Names: Wythe, Wise, Washington, Warren, Tazewell, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Pulaski, Page, Montgomery, Loudoun, Lee, Highland, Giles, Frederick, Craig, Clarke, Carroll, Campbell, Botetourt, Bland, Bath, Augusta, Alleghany
Coastal Plain: No
Mountain: Yes
Piedmont: Yes
Asplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortSun, Part, ShadeWet, Moist, DryFern or Fern Ally0.5NoNoNo
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URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=830
Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides
Live Plant Available: Watermark Woods (live plant)
Synonym: Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium trichomanes
Digital Atlas Name: Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes
Habitat: In crevices and moss mats of moist, shaded outcrops of various rocks; typically in sheltered microhabitats such as deeply shaded crevices and under overhangs; most frequent on calcareous and mafic formations. Frequent in the mountains; infrequent but widespread in the Piedmont.
Synonyms: [= C, F, G, R, S, W.Va.; > A. trichomanes var. quadrivalens - FNA, K, Pa., W; > A. trichomanes var. trichomanes - FNA, K, Pa., W]
taxonPhenology: May-Oct
County Names: Wythe, Wise, Washington, Warren, Tazewell, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Page, Orange, Nelson, Montgomery, Mecklenburg, Madison, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Highland, Henry, Henrico, Hanover, Halifax, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Fauquier, Fairfax, Dickenson, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Clarke, Charlotte, Carroll, Caroline, Campbell, Buckingham, Buchanan, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Amelia, Alleghany, Albemarle
Coastal Plain: Yes
Mountain: Yes
Piedmont: Yes

 
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