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Asplenium bulbiferum

Genus: Asplenium - Species: bulbiferum - Family: Aspleniaceae

Phonetic Spelling: as-PLEE-nee-um bulb-EE-fer-um

Common Names:

  • Hen and Chickens Fern
  • Mother Fern
  • Mother Spleenwort
  • New Zealand Common Spleenwort
  • Pikopiko

Tags

shade garden
deer resistant
non-toxic for horses
non-toxic for dogs
non-toxic for cats
houseplant
fern
lacy leaves

Quick Facts

  • Height: Not specified
  • Width: Not specified
  • USDA Zones:
    • 9a
    • 9b
    • 10a
    • 10b
    • 11a
    • 11b
  • NC Region:Not specified

  • Origin:New Zeland

  • Life Cycle:
    • Perennial
  • Plant Types:
    • Herbaceous Perennial
    • Houseplant
    • Fern
  • Habit:Not specified

Distribution

South Asia, Australia, New Zealand

Uses

Indigenous New Zealand Maori collect young fronds of this native edible fern and cook them like vegetables or use them raw. The young fronds are sometimes referred to as bush asparagus.

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