Description
Asplenium salignum (also called Willow Spleenwort, among many other common names) is a species of fern in the Aspleniaceae family. It is native to China and is found in moist, shady forests. It is a small, terrestrial fern with a creeping rhizome and a crown of small, bipinnate fronds up to 30 cm long.
Uses & Benefits
Asplenium salignum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a soil stabilizer. It is also used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever, headache, and dizziness.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Asplenium salignum has small, white flowers and small, brown, winged seeds. The seedlings are small, with two cotyledons and a single root.