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PLANTS

Maidenhair spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Maidenhair spleenwort, photo 1 of 5
Maidenhair spleenwort, photo 2 of 5
Maidenhair spleenwort, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests.

There are 169 observations of Maidenhair spleenwort in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Estrie and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and October and become rare from December to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais60
  2. Estrie35
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent24
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches16
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue10
  6. Montérégie9
  7. Capitale-Nationale7
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  9. Laurentides2
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  11. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Ebony spleenwortAsplenium platyneuron
Green spleenwortAsplenium viride
Northern maidenhairAdiantum pedatum
Wallrue spleenwortAsplenium ruta-muraria
Aleutian maidenhairAdiantum aleuticum
Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoides