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Asplenium septentrionale

Northern Spleenwort

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Common name

Northern Spleenwort.

Scientific name

Asplenium septentrionale (L.) Hoffm.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Perennial herbaceous fern, 5 to 30 cm tall.

The leaves are irregularly forked, with linear-cuneate lobes¹.

Habitat

In cracks mainly in silicate rocks, but not very rarely in calcareous rocks².

Distribution in Bulgaria

It is found in all Bulgarian mountains and foothills between 100 and 2000 meters altitude³.

General distribution

Map of general distribution⁴ (green - native, red - extinct):

References

1 Йорданов, Д. (ред.). 1963. Флора на Народна Република България. Том I. Издателство на БАН. София.

2 Йорданов, Д. (ред.). 1963. Флора на Народна Република България. Том I. Издателство на БАН. София

3 Йорданов, Д. (ред.). 1963. Флора на Народна Република България. Том I. Издателство на БАН. София

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