Status:
valid
Authors:
Baker
Source:
ipni
Year:
1887
Citation Micro:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2: 354 (1887)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000159212
Common Names
- Asplenium sertularioides
- Bird's-nest Fern
- Sertularia Fern
Description
Asplenium sertularioides (also called Sertularioides Asplenium, among many other common names) is a fern that grows up to 1 meter in height. It is native to Central and South America and grows in tropical and subtropical moist lowland forests.
Uses & Benefits
Asplenium sertularioides is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and is also used as a medicinal plant to treat respiratory diseases.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Asplenium sertularioides has small white flowers that are arranged in a raceme. The seeds are small, black and oval-shaped. The seedlings are small and have a single pair of cotyledons.
Cultivation and Propagation
Asplenium sertularioides is a tropical evergreen fern that grows best in moist, well-drained soils in partial shade. Propagation is by spores or by division of the rootstock.
Where to Find Asplenium sertularioides
Asplenium sertularioides is found in the temperate forests of Europe and North America.
Asplenium sertularioides FAQ
What is the scientific name of Asplenium sertularioides?
Asplenium sertularioides
What is the common name of Asplenium sertularioides?
Sertularioides asplenium
What is the natural habitat of Asplenium sertularioides?
Tropical and subtropical forests
Species in the Asplenium genus
Asplenium acostae,
Asplenium acrobryum,
Asplenium aegaeum,
Asplenium aequibasis,
Asplenium akaishiense,
Asplenium albersii,
Asplenium alvarezense,
Asplenium amaurolobum,
Asplenium amboinense,
Asplenium amoenum,
Asplenium aneitense,
Asplenium anguifrons,
Asplenium anguineum,
Asplenium apoense,
Asplenium aran-tohanum,
Asplenium araucarieti,
Asplenium artanense,
Asplenium ascensionis,
Asplenium athertonense,
Asplenium atrovirens,
Asplenium atuntzeense,
Asplenium austrobrasiliense,
Asplenium badense,
Asplenium barrancense,
Asplenium batuense,
Asplenium bavaricum,
Asplenium bechereri,
Asplenium beckeri,
Asplenium belloides,
Asplenium bicarinatum,
Asplenium bicentenniale,
Asplenium bipinnatifidum,
Asplenium borneense,
Asplenium bouharmontii,
Asplenium bourgaei,
Asplenium brachycarpum,
Asplenium bradeanum,
Asplenium brissaginense,
Asplenium bugoiense,
Asplenium burundense,
Asplenium capitisyork,
Asplenium carinatum,
Asplenium cariocanum,
Asplenium carnarvonense,
Asplenium carruthersii,
Asplenium celtibericum,
Asplenium centovallense,
Asplenium centrafricanum,
Asplenium cesatianum,
Asplenium chasmophilum,
Species in the Aspleniaceae family
Asplenicystopteris blindii,
Asplenium acostae,
Asplenium acrobryum,
Asplenium aegaeum,
Asplenium aequibasis,
Asplenium akaishiense,
Asplenium albersii,
Asplenium alvarezense,
Asplenium amaurolobum,
Asplenium amboinense,
Asplenium amoenum,
Asplenium aneitense,
Asplenium anguifrons,
Asplenium anguineum,
Asplenium apoense,
Asplenium aran-tohanum,
Asplenium araucarieti,
Asplenium artanense,
Asplenium ascensionis,
Asplenium athertonense,
Asplenium atrovirens,
Asplenium atuntzeense,
Asplenium austrobrasiliense,
Asplenium badense,
Asplenium barrancense,
Asplenium batuense,
Asplenium bavaricum,
Asplenium bechereri,
Asplenium beckeri,
Asplenium belloides,
Asplenium bicarinatum,
Asplenium bicentenniale,
Asplenium bipinnatifidum,
Asplenium borneense,
Asplenium bouharmontii,
Asplenium bourgaei,
Asplenium brachycarpum,
Asplenium bradeanum,
Asplenium brissaginense,
Asplenium bugoiense,
Asplenium burundense,
Asplenium capitisyork,
Asplenium carinatum,
Asplenium cariocanum,
Asplenium carnarvonense,
Asplenium carruthersii,
Asplenium celtibericum,
Asplenium centovallense,
Asplenium centrafricanum,
Asplenium cesatianum,