Common nameParsley fern Cryptogramma crispa © Natural History Museum Latin names ClassPteridopsida OrderPolypodiales FamilyAdiantaceae GenusCryptogramma Speciescrispa Geographic details Habitatrocks and walls Soil typeacidic DistributionLake district, Wales, Scotland NativeYes General Plant heightsmall BranchedNo Plant colourlight green Stipe descriptionslender, brittle Habitlvs densely clustered Conservation statusnot threatened Wikimedia Urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptogramma_crispa Leaf details Separate fertile leavesYes Fertile leaf shapeovate-triangular Sterile leaf shapelinear-oblong Pinnae3-4 pinnate WintergreenNo Spore details HomosporeYes Rhizome details Rhizome descriptionbranching group of crowns Rhizome scaleslong-triangular pale brown Rhizome positionsemi-erect Sori details Sori placealong ends of vein Indusium details Indusium presentNo