ON THIS PLANT
Asplenium azoricum is a fern from hybrid origin of the family Aspleniaceae, descendant of the Macaronesian ancestral fern Asplenium anceps. It lives exclusively in the Azores, that is a strict endemic Azorean fern. Its fronds are coriaceous like plastic and its rachis is very thick, dark garnet color and brilliance. A typical feature of this fern, which it shares with all the descendants of A. anceps, is the existence of a small atrium at the base of the medium and lower pinnae geared towards the apex of the frond with one or two sori in its underside.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Asplenium
- Family
- Aspleniaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Azorean Spleenwort
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