8th April - Asplenium flabellifolium - Necklace Fern

Asplenium flabellifolium

Description:
A weak, trailing species that forms colonies by virtue of its ability to root and proliferate from the tips of the fronds.

Flowering:
Nil

Threats:
As it grows in damp places it has been largely eradicated, firstly by early agriculture and then by vigorous damp loving species such as blackberry.

Management:
Needs a damp spot. Control more vigorous species.