Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L. subsp. adiantum-nigrum

Spice In the field

Family: ASPLENIACEAE

Genus: Asplenium

Catalan common name: Falzia negra.

Spanish common name: Culantrillo negro.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces.

Characteristics: Silicic rocks and walls, although can be found in forests, rocky places or atop of tree stumps. A perennial plant with fronds 2-3 pinnatisect, a bright green and a corresponding black petiole. The sori are located on the frond reverse, are oblong-linear and have a lateral indusium. Can be distinguished from A. onopteris by its narrowly triangular lamina, the petiole slightly longer than the lamina and the pinnules ovate-lanceolate.