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Aspleniaceae
1-3 genera700 species of fernsHuge house plantsSimple, pinnate, bipinnate
or even tripinnateEpiphytes or lithophytes or
terrestrial(under the right temperate conditions) Meaning they grow upon other
plant, buildings, and or rocks.
Contain linear sori and flap-like indusium
A sorus (plural: sori) is a cluster of sporangia.
Indusium: a film like tissue that makes a cover to protect the sori
Drypoteris cristata (Crested Wood-Fern)
Habitat: Wet meadows, cedar/spruce forested wetlands, or open shrubby wetlands Soils are high in organic material
Fertile leaves dying back in winter while the sterile leaves (several & small), green through
winter, forming a “rosette”.
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady-Fern)
1 to 3 feet Non-flowering Part shade to full shade, and damp
woodland Low maintenance= great house plant Rhizomes and young fronds are
poisonous but edible after cooking
References
Murakami, N., S. Nogami, M. Watanabe, K. Iwatsuki. 1999. Phylogeny of Aspleniaceae inferred from rbcL nucleotide sequences. American Fern Journal 89: 232-243
www.forestryimages.org Wikipedia contributors. “Spori." Wikipedia, The Free
Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 24 Mar. 2010. Web. 26 Apr. 2010.
"Aspleniaceae." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 26 Apr. 2010 <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/39036/Aspleniaceae>.