Hart’s Tongue Fern
Common name:
Hart’s tongue fern
Latin:
Asplenium scolopendrium (Phyllitis scolopendrium)
Irish:
Creamh na muice fia
Family:
Aspleniaceae- The Spleenwort Family
Flowering period:
Spring
Native:
Yes
Habitat:
Hedgerows, woodlands, shady banks, cliffs and limestone pavement
Conservation Status:
Short description:
Attractive evergreen ferns with long strap shaped bright green leaves forming upright clusters common in hazel woodlands and hidden deep in the limestone grikes throughout the Burren. Spores are arranged in stripes along the underside of the leaves.
Past uses
Hart’s tongue fern was used medicinally in the past in Ireland in the treatment of burns
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