Asplenium rhizophyllum

Walking Fern

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Family: Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: May - October

The tip ends of Walking Fern blades will grow clone plants where they touch the soil, giving this fern the moniker "walking fern".




13 November 2021
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
13 November 2021
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
13 November 2021
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
(underside of blade)
13 November 2021
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
(underside of blade)




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