- Asplenium ruprechtii
Taxobox
name = "Asplenium ruprechtii"
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regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Pteridophyta
classis =Pteridopsida
ordo =Polypodiales
familia =Aspleniaceae
genus = "Asplenium "
genus_authority = L.
species = "A. ruprechtii"
binomial = "Asplenium ruprechtii"
binomial_authority =Kurata
synonyms = "Camptosorus sibiricus" Rupr."Asplenium ruprechtii", which goes by the common name Asian Walking Fern, is a rare, hardy, low lying
fern native to East Asia. It is a close relative of "Asplenium rhizophyllum "cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500197 | work = Flora of North America | title = Asplenium rhizophyllum | accessdate=2007-11-21 ] (syn: "Camptosorus rhizophyllus") which is found inNorth America and also goes by the common name of walking fern [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9075948 Encyclopædia Britannica Online] ] . The species should not be confused with "Asplenium sibiricum" which is a synonym of "Diplazium sibiricum ".Description
The name "walking fern" was derived from the way the fern spreads. The underside of each leaf contain
sori , and when the tip of the leaf touches the ground, new planlets sprout, creating a "walking" effect.The
evergreen , undivided, slightly leathery leaves are triangular and taper to a thin point. Sori, the spore-bearing structures, are distributed in clusters along the veins on the underside of the leaves. The plant can be found in the shady areas of limestone ledges and in limy forest places. "Asplenium ruprechtii" is smaller than its relative, "Asplenium rhizophyllum".References
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* [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=17429380-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_wholeName%3DAsplenium%2Bruprechtii%26output_format%3Dnormal Aspleniaceae "Asplenium ruprechtii" Kurata in Namegata] The International Plant Names Index
* [http://hardyfernlibrary.com/ferns/listSpecies.cfm?Auto=140 Hardy Fern Library]
* [http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Current/page14.html Plant Delights Nursery]
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