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Asplenium ceterach L.

rustyback (Aspleniaceae)

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Synonym | Ceterach officinarum Willd.

Asplenium ceterach is widespread in Ireland, Wales and much of England, but rarer in eastern England and Scotland; it has leaves with unaligned lobes and seems to sporulate from the whole underside of the leaf.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2018-10-23

 rustyback / Asplenium ceterach: _Asplenium ceterach_ is widespread in Ireland, Wales and much of England, but rarer in eastern England and Scotland; it has leaves with unaligned lobes and seems to sporulate from the whole underside of the leaf.

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