Hart’s-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium = Phyllitis scolopendrium) grows in grike (crevice) limestone pavement England

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Phyllitis scolopendrium is an evergreen fern. The underside of the leaves have marks reminiscent of centipedes legs, leading to the species name 'scolopendrium' (the Latin for centipede!) Common name hart’s-tongue fern derives from a hart, an old name for a deer. It was thought that the plant looks like a deer's tongue.

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Location: Limestone Pavement Ingleborough National Nature Reserve North Yorkshire UK Europe June
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
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