English: Maidenhair spleenwort.
Clades: Trichomanoideae;
Aspleniaceae,
Aspleniidae;
Pteridophyta;
Plants.
Region: temperate world, Britain, mountains in the tropics
Habitat: walls and crevices of mainly basic rocks; frost tolerant till -30°C.
Content: thiaminase.
Ecology: rarely troubled by browsing deer.
Use: tea substitute.
BotanyFern; evergreen; 25 cm tall.
Root: creeping rhizome.
Leaves: erect; 30 cm long.