Walking fern may refer to two species of fern in the genus ''

Asplenium ''Asplenium'' is a genus of about 700 species of ferns, often treated as the only genus in the family Aspleniaceae, though other authors consider ''Hymenasplenium'' separate, based on molecular phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences, a different ...

'' 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 which 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. *''

Asplenium rhizophyllum ''Asplenium rhizophyllum'', the (American) walking fern, is a frequently-occurring fern native to North America. It is a close relative of '' Asplenium ruprechtii'' (syn: ''Camptosorus sibiricus'') which is found in East Asia and also goes by the ...

'' (syn: ''Camptosorus rhizophyllum''), native to North America *'' Asplenium ruprechtii'' (syn: ''Camptosorus sibiricus''), native to East Asia It may also refer to: *'' Adiantum caudatum'', a species of

maidenhair fern ''Adiantum'' (), the maidenhair fern, is a genus of about 250 species of ferns in the subfamily Vittarioideae of the family Pteridaceae, though some researchers place it in its own family, Adiantaceae. The genus name comes from Greek, meaning "un ...

References

*"walking fern." Encyclopædia Britannica. . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. . {{Plant common name Ferns