Asplenium Nigripes Page

The fronds are undivided and rhomboid or suborbicular (roundish), which is unusual for the Asplenium genus.

Known for its strikingly dark, glossy petioles (stems) that contrast with its bright green leaves. asplenium nigripes

For many years, this plant was the only species in the genus Schaffneria . Recent DNA studies by institutions like the Missouri Botanical Garden and Kew Science have reclassified it into the larger Asplenium family, where it is closely related to the hairy-leaved Asplenium pumilum . Are you interested in this fern at home, or The Cutting Edge - Costa Rica - Missouri Botanical Garden The fronds are undivided and rhomboid or suborbicular