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Asplenium ruta-muraria (wallrue spleenwort; wallrue)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Asplenium ruta-muraria is a species of fern commonly known as wall-rue. In Germany, it is known as Mauerraute or Mauerstreifenfarn. It is a very small epipetric species, growing exclusively on limestone and other calcareous rocks.
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Infraspecies

Asplenium ruta-muraria baldense
Asplenium ruta-muraria dolomiticum
Asplenium ruta-muraria nothobaldense
Asplenium ruta-muraria ruta-muraria (alternateleaf spleenwort) (Attributes)
Asplenium ruta-muraria var. cryptolepis
Asplenium ruta-muraria var. eberlei
Asplenium ruta-muraria var. lanceolum
Asplenium ruta-muraria var. ruta-muraria
Asplenium ruta-muraria var. schriesheimense

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Hazards [2]  Although we have found no reports of toxicity for this species, a number of ferns contain carcinogens so some caution is advisable; Many ferns also contain thiaminase, an enzyme that robs the body of its vitamin B complex. In small quantities this enzyme will do no harm to people eating an adequate diet that is rich in vitamin B, though large quantities can cause severe health problems. The enzyme is destroyed by heat or thorough drying, so cooking the plant will remove the thiaminase;
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Fern
Height [2]  3.937 inches (0.1 m)
Width [2]  6 inches (0.15 m)
Light Preference [3]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [3]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [3]  Infertile
Soil Moisture [3]  Mostly Dry
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Protected Areas

Predators

Phytomyza scolopendri[4]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Milesina murariae[5]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999)
♦ 4Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 5Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0