Asplenium flaccidum

Weeping Spleenwort

Tufted weeping epiphytic fern spreading from short thick stems.

FamilyAspleniaceae
StoreyLower storey
Sizefronds 0.2-0.9 m long
Plant groupingEpiphytes
LeavesThick leathery bright green narrow fronds, twice divided. Green stem flattened, grooved. Narrow primary segments to 20 cm long, scattered along midrib. Final segments narrow with long tips.
FlowersNon-flowering. Oblong spore cases to one side of the midvein, one per segment, cover attached at midvein.
Bird attractingNo
Butterfly attractingNo
Frog habitatNo
Growing conditionsGrows on tree ferns and trunks in wet forest gullies. Full shade.
Garden useGrow in hanging baskets or on tree fern slabs in moist protected gardens and ferneries.
Commercially availableNever
Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites.