Asplenium

Often seen all over the UK from forests to gardens, and even growing out of brick walls, this fern is easy to recognise with its unusual fronds and distinctive sori pattern. In fact scolopendrium is derived from the Greek skolopendra, meaning a centipede or millipede as when the sori (spores) appear on the back of frond they look like the legs of a something from the Myriapod Subphylum. This fern has a very far spread which is unsurprising being a plant from the old world (millions of years ago), and even has history in folk medicine (1800s) , being used as a spleen tonic – hence the family’s common name spleenworts. These fens are generally very low maintenance however with all ferns i recommend removing spent fronds to keep the overall plant looking lush.