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Asplenium germanicum (Alternate-Leaved Spleenwort), a fern with green stems and fronds some shown with their roots intact, in various states of growth.
Asplenium Ruta-Muraria
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Asplenium Ruta-Muraria

Artist Henry Riley Bradbury (British, 1831 - 1860)
Date1855-1857
MediumEngraving
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Paul J. Morel
Object number2010.82.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionAsplenium germanicum (Alternate-Leaved Spleenwort), a fern with green stems and fronds some shown with their roots intact, in various states of growth. Also included are Asplenium Ruta-Muraria and Asplenium septentrionale. Plate 41 from "Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland" by Thomas Moore (British, 1821-1887).
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