Common throughout Hutton Roof and loves taking over old lime kilns
just like this one at Clawthorpe, but also found in walls and limestone
pavements throughout Hutton Roof.
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) - Click over to enlarge
This is a photo of the old lime kiln near Clawthorpe which shows plenty of examples of
this species. I check it out regular hoping one day to find something out of the ordinary
maybe a hybrid or sub who knows. They seem to romp on especially as you go into the
kiln as though they really enjoy the dark, near damp conditions.
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) click over to enlarge
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) click over to enlarge
Photo: taken Dalton Crags upper - 8th April 2019
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) click over to enlarge
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) click over to enlarge
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) click over to enlarge
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) click over to enlarge
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) click over to enlarge
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) click over to enlarge
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) click over to enlarge
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) click over to enlarge
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) click over to enlarge
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
The photos above shows new life starting out with croziers appearing amongst last years fronds
Photo (above): taken within lime kiln 2nd May 2014
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(below) Emergence of crozier photographs (April)
(10 photos)
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(below) Emergence of crozier photographs (April)
(10 photos)
Photo: taken Dalton Crags upper - 8th April 2019
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
Photo: 9th April 2019 - Clawthorpe Old Lime Kiln
The photos above shows new life starting out with croziers appearing amongst last years fronds
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) - Click over to enlarge
This shows a bunched up area of trichomanes within the old lime kiln relic on the Farleton side.
Here they grow alongside adiantum-nigrum (Black Spleenwort) and ceterach (Rusty Back).
Here they grow alongside adiantum-nigrum (Black Spleenwort) and ceterach (Rusty Back).
This photo I took on 1st October 2018
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) - Click over image to enlarge
This photo again was taken from the old relic lime kiln on the Farleton side
and shows a good stock of trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) together with some
adiantum-nigrum (Black spleenwort)
Photo: 1st October 2018
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) - Click over to enlarge
This is a photograph showing a full frond which average around 6" in length.
I have always been surprised just how much the pinnae can differ between
one plant and another. Note the black stipe which with the viride (Green Spleenwort)
would have a green stipe.
Photo: 24th August 2013
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) - Click over to enlarge
This is a photograph showing a full frond (underside) which average around 6"
in length and here we also can see the arrangement of the sori.
I have always been surprised just how much the pinnae shapes can differ between
one plant and another. Note the black stipe which with the viride (Green Spleenwort)
would have a green stipe.
Photo: 24th August 2013
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) and Asplenium ceterach (Rusty Back Fern)
(Click over image to enlarge)
Photo taken 1st August 2018 at Old relic Lime Kiln (Farleton side)
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) and Asplenium ceterach (Rusty Back Fern)
and also shows the underside of trichomanes with the sori arrangement
(Click over image to enlarge)
Photo taken 1st August 2018 at Old relic Lime Kiln (Farleton side)
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) and Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
(Black spleenwort). and also shows Cystopteris fragilis (Brittle Bladder fern)
and Asplenium scolopendrium (Harts Tongue Fern)
- thats 4 different species within one metre
(Click over image to enlarge)
Photo taken 1st August 2018 at Old relic Lime Kiln (Farleton side)
Asplenium trichomanes hybrids with ?
Photo: taken from a online reference
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) (Click over to enlarge)
Taken from the outside of Clawthorpe Lime Kiln on 25th August 2013.
Never did find out about this one, but certainly looks different to the norm !!
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) - Click over to enlarge
Again this specimen looks great and different to the norm and
was taken from the relics of the old lime kiln on the Farleton side.
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) (underside)
This was again found on the old Clawthorpe lime kiln on
Photo: 24th August 2013
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) (top side)
This was again found on the old Clawthorpe lime kiln on
Photo: 24th August 2013
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) Click over to enlarge
Photo: taken on 29th May 2014
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) Click over to enlarge
Photo: taken on 16th April 2014
Trichomanes/Viride/Adiantum-nigrum together
Asplenium viride (Green spleenwort) and Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) and Asplenium adiantum-nigrum (Click over to enlarge)
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Quarry Wood old rock face, Dalton, Burton In Kendal on 13th April 2019
Shows overlapping pinnae to one frond only
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) Click over to enlarge
Photo: Quarry Wood old rock face, Dalton, Burton In Kendal on 13th April 2019
Shows overlapping pinnae to one frond only
This photo again was taken from the old relic lime kiln on the Farleton side
and shows a good stock of trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) together with some
adiantum-nigrum (Black spleenwort)
Photo: 1st October 2018
This is a photograph showing a full frond which average around 6" in length.
I have always been surprised just how much the pinnae can differ between
one plant and another. Note the black stipe which with the viride (Green Spleenwort)
would have a green stipe.
Photo: 24th August 2013
This is a photograph showing a full frond (underside) which average around 6"
in length and here we also can see the arrangement of the sori.
I have always been surprised just how much the pinnae shapes can differ between
one plant and another. Note the black stipe which with the viride (Green Spleenwort)
would have a green stipe.
Photo: 24th August 2013
For comparisons:
Asplenium viride (Green Spleenwort) with Asplenium trichomanes (Click over to enlarge)
Shows the frond, top 2 photos viride and bottom photo trichomanes
For comparisons
Asplenium viride (Green Spleenwort) with Asplenium trichomanes (Click over to enlarge)
Shows the spent rear sori patterns, top 2 photos viride and bottom photo trichomanes
(Click over image to enlarge)
Photo taken 1st August 2018 at Old relic Lime Kiln (Farleton side)
and also shows the underside of trichomanes with the sori arrangement
(Click over image to enlarge)
Photo taken 1st August 2018 at Old relic Lime Kiln (Farleton side)
(Black spleenwort). and also shows Cystopteris fragilis (Brittle Bladder fern)
and Asplenium scolopendrium (Harts Tongue Fern)
- thats 4 different species within one metre
(Click over image to enlarge)
Photo taken 1st August 2018 at Old relic Lime Kiln (Farleton side)
Asplenium trichomanes hybrids with ?
Photo: taken from a online reference
Taken from the outside of Clawthorpe Lime Kiln on 25th August 2013.
Never did find out about this one, but certainly looks different to the norm !!
Again this specimen looks great and different to the norm and
was taken from the relics of the old lime kiln on the Farleton side.
This was again found on the old Clawthorpe lime kiln on
Photo: 24th August 2013
This was again found on the old Clawthorpe lime kiln on
Photo: 24th August 2013
Photo: taken on 29th May 2014
Photo: taken on 16th April 2014
Trichomanes/Viride/Adiantum-nigrum together
Asplenium viride (Green spleenwort) and Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort) and Asplenium adiantum-nigrum (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: 3rd September 2013 - The Common (Hutton Roof)
Tuesday 5th March 2019 - Holme Stinted Pastures (Hutton Roof)
Rare unusual Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) lengths
Photo: taken on Holme Stinted Pastures on 5th March 2019 (Click over to enlarge)
Showing two large 'Trichomanes' (Maidenhair Spleenwort) fronds which I found today and taken from the same plant (see photos below). I have never seen anything so long. The frond lengths of the top frond (dark frond) is: from Crown to Low pinnae 10 1/2" or (27cm) add extra 2" for stipe. And the bottom frond (light frond) is: from Crown to Low pinnae 8 1/8" or (24 3/4"cm)
Photo: taken on Holme Stinted Pastures on 5th March 2019 (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: taken on Holme Stinted Pastures on 5th March 2019 (Click over to enlarge)
These two photos above show the fronds in situ. A limestone pavement with a grike. In the grike is growing a small tree. About 3ft down the gryke you can see a A. Scolopendrium (Harts Tongue fern) and from the surface of the limestone grows a large A. Trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) with lots of large fronds just like the ones you see above. All the fronds seem large and its possible there could be more even longer. The whole area is showing large amounts of A. ruta-muraria (Common Wall Rue).
I was drawn to these specimens and other nearby specimens because they looked slightly different than the norm, together with this extraordinary length of fronds makes them especially interesting and I have called upon my friend and other experts for their advice. For now I have included a few more photos.
Photo: taken on Holme Stinted Pastures on 5th March 2019 (Click over to enlarge)
A. Trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) at the extroadinary length of 10 1/2" (or 27cm from tip to lowest pinnae
This shows both specimens with the sori on view (Click over to enlarge)
This shows the 'weak' version of sori on the rear of Specimen 2 (the smaller frond)
Asplenium Trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) part of the frond belonging Specimen 2 (the smaller frond) 5th March 2019 Holme Stints
Asplenium Trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) part of the frond belonging Specimen 2 (the smaller frond) 5th March 2019 Holme Stints
Asplenium Trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) part of the frond belonging Specimen 1 (the larger frond) Holme Stints 5th March 2019
Photo: Quarry Wood old rock face, Dalton, Burton In Kendal on 13th April 2019
Shows overlapping pinnae to one frond only
Photo: Quarry Wood old rock face, Dalton, Burton In Kendal on 13th April 2019
Shows overlapping pinnae to one frond only
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair spleenwort)
Never had one of these before!! what makes the specimen start diminishing
sizes of pinnae half way down the frond .
This by the way is still last years and as yet no new growth alongside.
Photo: Dalton Crags on 7th June 2019