Asplenium ceterach

Common name

Rustyback

Asplenium ceterach

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Latin names

Class

Pteridopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Aspleniaceae

Genus

Asplenium

Species

ceterach

Geographic details

Habitat

wet rocks and walls

Soil type

alkaline

Distribution

SW W England Ireland Wales

Native

Yes

General

Plant height

small

Branched

No

Plant colour

light green

Habit

dense tuft

Conservation status

not threatened

Wikimedia Url

https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Asplenium_ceterach

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves

No

Leaf shape

elliptic-oblanceolate

Pinnae

pinnatisect

Wintergreen

Yes

Spore details

Homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description

short

Rhizome scales

ovate-lanceolate

Rhizome position

ascending

Sori details

Sori shape

linear-oblong

Sori description

covered by overlapping scales

Sori place

along vein

Indusium details

Indusium present

Yes

Indusium shape

linear-oblong

Indusium description

rudimentary or absent