Walking fern

Walking fern may refer to two species of fern in the genus Asplenium, which are occasionally placed in a separate genus Camptosorus.

The name "walking fern" derives from the fact that new plantlets grow wherever the arching leaves of the parent touch the ground, creating a walking effect.

Both have evergreen, undivided, slightly leathery leaves that are triangular and taper to a thin point.

On the bottom of the leaves, sori, or spore-bearing structures, cluster along the veins.

These hardy plants can be found in shady spots of limestone ledges and limy forest places.