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Asplenium scolopendrium
Also called Hart's-tongue, Hartstonque, Hart's Tongue Fern
Hart's tonguefern is an evergreen fern with simple, strap-shaped, undivided fronds, native to temperate Northern Hemisphere regions. It grows best in cool, moist, shaded spots with humus-rich soil.
Asplenium scolopendrium, commonly known as the hart's-tongue fern, is an evergreen fern in the family Aspleniaceae native to the Northern Hemisphere.
Asplenium scolopendrium is a common species in the Old World:
Bird’s Nest Fern · Hen And Chickens · Scott's Spleenwort · Spleenwort · Singlesorus spleenwort · Hawai'I birdnest fern · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Spleenwort
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Asplenium scolopendrium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
