Characteristics
Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
ebony spleenwort
Thin deciduous forests, rocky summits, thickets, sometimes on or near rock, and occasionally successional old fields. Mostly in dry-mesic to mesic soils and not occurring in the most acidic soils and perhaps more abundant in more mineral rich sites. This species appears to be increasing in New York.
Fern
Perennial
Vascular
5
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Native
FACU (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
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Classification
Ferns
Polypodiales
Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. - ebony spleenwort
Citation
Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.