Aspleniaceae
Rue spleenwort
Asplenium rutaceum
- Family
- Aspleniaceae
- Genus
- Asplenium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Rue spleenwort
Synonyms
- Aspidium rutaceum Willd.
- Asplenium conquisitum Underw. & Maxon
- Asplenium perkinsii Jenman
- Asplenium rhizophorum var. rutaceum (Willd.) J.Bommer & Christ
- Asplenium rutaceum var. disculiferum Sodiro
- Asplenium willdenowii Jenman
- Athyrium rutaceum C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.