Plant Portrait
Scientific Name: |
Asplenium rhizophyllum |
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Common Name: |
Walking Fern |
Native/Alien: |
Native |
Type: |
Fern |
Bloom Time: |
Month(s) or Season |
Bloom Area: |
Mountains Piedmont Coast State-wide |
State Rank: |
S3 (*) |
Global Rank: |
G5 (*) |
New River State Park |
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Notes: |
The long, lance-shaped leaves of the Walking Fern bend over and form roots for another plant, causing it to "walk". |
Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |