1-1 Aspleniaceae, spleenwort family

Marian C. Munro; Ruth E. Newell; Nicholas M. Hill

Authors

Marian C. Munro Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS
Ruth E. Newell E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Nicholas M. Hill Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Keywords:

Pteridophyte, spleenwort, Asplenium, fern, species-at-risk

Abstract

This is a monogeneric family of diverse ferns. Our two species are both of rocky habitats, arising and spreading on fibrous roots. Stipes are very scaly, the fronds pinnate with a few scales and glandular pubescence. Sori are arranged along the veins. Indusia are present, with one side attached. Of 700 species, only two are found in Nova Scotia. Photographs by Carl Munden, Roger Lloyd and Sean Blaney.

Author Biographies

Marian C. Munro, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS

Curator of Botany (NSPM)

Ruth E. Newell, E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

Curator of the E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD)

Nicholas M. Hill, Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Director, Adjunct Professor