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Asplenium rhizophyllum L.
Walking Fern
- State Rank: SX
- Global Rank: G5
- State Status: Potentially Extirpated
Family: Aspleniaceae
Synonyms: Comptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link.
Known Distribution in Maine: The single documented record for this species in Maine is from a ledge in a pasture in Readfield. It was first seen in 1892 by Metcalf and last seen in 1932 by Norton.