asplenium viride

noun

Meaning

A small, hardy fern species known for its slender, light-green fronds that typically grow in rocky, calcium-rich alpine environments.

Examples

  • The green spleenwort, or asplenium viride, is a characteristic plant of the subalpine limestone scree.
  • Botanists documented a rare population of asplenium viride growing near the mountain summit.

Synonyms: fern, spleenwort, pteridophyte