Asplenium adiantum-nigrum subsp. onopteris (L.) Heufl

Taxonomy: Fam. Aspleniaceae// Genus: Asplenium// Species: Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L.// Subspecies: Asplenium adiantum-nigrum subsp. onopteris (L.) Heufl.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (1985) and Crabbe et al. in Tutin et al. (1964) as Asplenium onopteris L., Sp. Pl. 1081 (1753). The accepted name in the Euro+Med Plantbase (Christenhusz & Raab-Straube, 2013+) is Asplenium adiantum-nigrum subsp. onopteris (L.) Heufl. in Verh. Zool.-Bot. Vereins Wien 6: 310. 1856.

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Ireland to Mediterranean and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Garden, Kew).

Habitat: Shaded positions – under trees. Recorded in mixed European beech – oak forest at c. 900 m altitude near the waterfall of “Shtalkovicka” River.

*Asplenium adiantum-nigrum* subsp. onopteris – habit. Osogovo – near the waterfall of “Shtalkovichka” River, 02.11.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Asplenium onopteris L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17048600-1 [Accessed 23.11.2025].

Asplenium L. Crabbe, J.A., Jermy, A.C. and Lovis, J.D. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 14-17.

Asplenium L. Micevski, K. (1985). The Flora of SR Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 55 – 60.

Asplenium adiantum-nigrum subsp. onopteris (L.) Heufl (syn. Asplenium onopteris L.)

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