Phyllitis scolopendrium (L.) Newman

Spice In the field

Family: ASPLENIACEAE

Genus: Phyllitis

Sinònims: Asplenium scolopendrium L.

Catalan common name: Herba melsera. Llengua de cervo. Llengua de cèrvol vera. Melsera.

Spanish common name: Escolopendra. Hierba de la sangre. Lengua cervina. Lengua de ciervo. Yerba cervina.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Holoartica

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces. Rock creviceses.

Characteristics: A fern that's easy to identify, as its lamina is entire with two small, rounded auricles that are not divergent at the base. The sori are typically elongate. Can be confused with Ph. sagittata which has well developed divergent basal auricles, and the sori are thick and oblong.