Asplenium septentrionale (L.) Hoffm.

Taxonomy: Fam. Aspleniaceae// Genus: Asplenium// Species: Asplenium septentrionale (L.) Hoffm.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985).

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Temperate Northern Hemisphere- from Europe to Siberia, China and Himalaya; Northwest Africa; USA to Mexico according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Garden, Kew).

Habitat: Rocks and rock cervices, river gorges.

Asplenium septentrionale  – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale  – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale  – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale  – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale  – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale  – leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale  – leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale  – leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale  – underside of leaf with sori. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale (habit). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 21.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale (habit). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 21.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale (habit). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale (habit in habitat). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale (habit). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asplenium septentrionale (leaf underside with sori). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304469-2 [Accessed 27.11.2021].

Micevski, K. (1985). The Flora of SR Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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