spleenwort meaning

Noun: spleenwort  'spleen`wurt

1. Any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium

Derived forms: spleenworts

Type of: fern

Part of: Asplenium, genus Asplenium

Encyclopedia: Spleenwort

• black spleenwort:    Noun: black spleen ...
• bradley's spleenwort:    Noun: Bradley's sp ...
• ebony spleenwort:    Noun: ebony spleen ...

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1. The woodland, hedgerows and open grassland provide a habitat for black spleenwort.
2. The same goes for the less-aggressive, foot-tall ebony spleenwort.
3. Green spleenwort ( " Asplenium viride " ) is found on limestone outcrops.
4. The formation of proliferating buds in ebony spleenwort has also given rise to a taxonomic treatment.
5. Unlike many other North American spleenworts, it can grow on soil as well as rock.