Asplenium rhizophyllum gallery
Quite rare and highly localized fern found in limestone soil
Walking Fern Gallery
Sori
Spring Creek (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 03/09/2021
Growing in moss
Walking fern grows in variety of moss habitats
Scotia Barrens (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 03/22/2012
Fern tufts
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
Fronds
Spring Creek (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 10/19/2011
Plant form & habitat