Asplenium scolopendrium

Asplenium scolopendrium (PD) Photo: Jasper Wubs Hart's tongue fern in a Dutch forest
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Class: Pteropsida Order: Filicales Family: Aspleniaceae Genus: Asplenium Species: A. scolopendrium Subspecies: A. s. var. americanum Fernald A. s. var. scolopendrium
Binomial name
Asplenium scolopendrium Linnaeus (1753)
Synonyms
Phyllitis scolopendrium (L.) Newman Scolopendrium officinale Sm

Hart's tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) is a species of fern, which can easily be recognized by its large tongue-shaped leaves, also known as fronds. It mainlly grows in forests which have an alkaline soil although it has also been found growing on walls and in sewer systems.

References

• van der Meijden, R. 2005. Heukels' flora van Nederland (Dutch flora), 23rd edition. Wolters-Noordhoff publishers, Groningen, the Netherlands. ISBN: 90 01 58344 X