Hen and Chicks Fern

Asplenium bulbiferum

Summary 2

Asplenium bulbiferum, known as mother spleenwort, is a fern species native to New Zealand only. It is also called hen and chicken fern and, in the Māori language, pikopiko, mouku or mauku. Its fronds are eaten as a vegetable. It is often confused with A. gracillimum which is a fern species native to both New Zealand and Australia.

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  1. (c) pierre gros, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/taniwha33/5341677781/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asplenium_bulbiferum

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