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Asplenium septentrionale (L.) Hoffm.

forked spleenwort (Aspleniaceae)

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Asplenium septentrionale is a rare fern of acidic rock crevices in Wales, the Lake District, and scattered sites in Scotland, the Pennines, Dartmoor and on Errisbeg (VCH16: West Galway).

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-24

 forked spleenwort / Asplenium septentrionale: _Asplenium septentrionale_ is a rare fern of acidic rock crevices in Wales, the Lake District, and scattered sites in Scotland, the Pennines, Dartmoor and on Errisbeg (VCH16).

The leaves of Asplenium septentrionale are divided into linear segments, and the sori are also linear in shape.

Ticino, Switzerland; 2008-05-05

 forked spleenwort / Asplenium septentrionale: The leaves of _Asplenium septentrionale_ are divided into linear segments, and the sori are also linear in shape.

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