Syn.: Acrostichum septentrionale L., Scolopendrium septentrionale (L.) Roth, Asplenium bifurcatum Opiz
Family: Aspleniaceae Mett.
Distribution: Circumpolar distribution, arctic and mountain areas of Europe and Asia, Southwestern America and Northern Africa.
Ecology: It grows in cracks of rocks, rarely on walls, from lowlands to mountains.
Description: A small fern with a scaly rhizome, 15–17 high, with narrow blades, blades have slender, forked pinnules. Sporangia ripen from July to October.
These images were taken in Czechia, Brno (September 26, 2003).
