Deparia acrostichoides: Country Or Region Of Origin
E. Canada to N. Central & E. U.S.A.
Plant Profile: Deparia acrostichoides
Taxonomy: Deparia acrostichoidesNames
Silvery Glade Fern, Silvery Spleenwort
Phonetic Spelling:de-PAR-ee-uh ak-ruh-stik-OID-eez
Genus:Deparia
Species:acrostichoides
Family:Aspleniaceae
In the fall, the fronds take on a straw-like hue. By late summer, the oblong sori, which are the spores located beneath and along the leaf veins, reach maturity, displaying a pattern reminiscent of herringbone.
These plants thrive in consistently moist conditions and can endure sunlight as long as they receive sufficient water. They grow in clumps and have short, creeping rhizomes.
Deparia acrostichoides Feature Summary
Deparia acrostichoides Image Gallery
Tags
#deciduous
#shade tolerant
#shade garden
#fern
#deer resistant
#hairy
#clumping
#native fern
#naturalized area
#food source fall
#hairy stems
#food source herbage
#coastal FAC
#Piedmont Mountains FAC
#audubon
#woodlands
#heavy shade tolerant
Similar Plants
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Deparia acrostichoides Feature Summary
Attributes
E. Canada to N. Central & E. U.S.A.
Heavy shade, Deer
Perennial
Fruit
No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.
Flowers
No flowers.
Leaves
Elliptic-lanceolate fronds, pinnate-pinnatifid. Fronds taper at base. Segments are squarish or rounded. Lower surface of blade becomes silvery from whitish sori arranged in herringbone pattern. Fronds turn straw colored in fall.
Deciduous
Green
White
Gold/Yellow
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Opposite
Elliptical
Lanceolate
Pinnatifid
Stem
Stipe and rachis remain green with abundant, narrow scales and some fine hairs.
Green
Hairy (pubescent)
Straight
Enclosed in more than 2 scales
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Good Drainage
Moist
12 inches-3 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Landscape
Shade Garden
Deer
Heavy Shade
Woodland
Naturalized Area
Songbirds
Small Mammals
Deparia acrostichoides Image Gallery
Deparia acrostichoides Attributes
Deparia acrostichoides: Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems)
Heavy shade, Deer
Deparia acrostichoides: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Deparia acrostichoides: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Deparia acrostichoides Fruit
Deparia acrostichoides: Fruit Description
No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.
Deparia acrostichoides Flowers
Deparia acrostichoides: Flower Description
No flowers.
Deparia acrostichoides Leaves
Deparia acrostichoides: Leaf Description
Elliptic-lanceolate fronds, pinnate-pinnatifid. Fronds taper at base. Segments are squarish or rounded. Lower surface of blade becomes silvery from whitish sori arranged in herringbone pattern. Fronds turn straw colored in fall.
Deparia acrostichoides: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Deparia acrostichoides: Leaf Color
Green
White
Deparia acrostichoides: Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Gold/Yellow
Deparia acrostichoides: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Deparia acrostichoides: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Deparia acrostichoides: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Deparia acrostichoides: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Deparia acrostichoides Stem
Deparia acrostichoides: Stem Description
Stipe and rachis remain green with abundant, narrow scales and some fine hairs.
Deparia acrostichoides: Stem Color
Green
Deparia acrostichoides: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Deparia acrostichoides: Stem Surface
Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)
Deparia acrostichoides: Stem Form
Straight
Zig Zags
Deparia acrostichoides: Stem Bud Scales
Enclosed in 2 scales
Enclosed in a single cap like scale
Enclosed in more than 2 scales
No scales, covered in hair
Deparia acrostichoides Whole Plant Traits
Deparia acrostichoides: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Deparia acrostichoides: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Deparia acrostichoides: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Deparia acrostichoides Cultural Conditions
Deparia acrostichoides: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Deparia acrostichoides: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Deparia acrostichoides: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Deparia acrostichoides: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Deparia acrostichoides Landscape
Deparia acrostichoides: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Deparia acrostichoides: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Deparia acrostichoides: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Deparia acrostichoides: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
