Asplenium rhizophyllum gallery

Quite rare and highly localized fern found in limestone soil

Walking Fern Gallery

Growing in moss

Walking fern grows in variety of moss habitats

Scotia Barrens (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 03/22/2012
Frond detail

Fronds of this fern are long and lanceolate, often with two basal lobes.

Scotia Barrens (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 04/04/2020
Limestone/moss habitat

Walking fern often forms colonies on limestone rocks

Scotia Barrens (Centre Co)
by Maria Pavlova on 04/27/2017
Sori
Huntingdon Co
by Maria G. Pavlova on 09/12/2026
Fern colony
Huntingdon Co
by Maria G. Pavlova on 09/12/2026
New plantlet at the rooted frond tip
Huntingdon Co
by Maria G. Pavlova on 09/12/2026
Tapering frond tips

Some fronds remain with a rounded apex, others develop a long, tapering apex that touches the ground and roots.

Huntingdon Co
by Marco Damasceno on 09/14/2026
Plant form & habitat