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Wall-rue

Ferns and Fern Allies

Wall-rue is a small fern species with bluish-green fronds that are heavily subdivided and grow up to about 12 centimeters long. It is an epipetric species, meaning it grows directly on rock surfaces, and it occurs almost exclusively on limestone and other calcium-rich rock.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Asplenium ruta-muraria 2

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 6

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Source Wikidata: Wall-rue

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Sources

1. Wikidata: Wall-rue

Wikidata Q1125768, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Wikipedia 'Asplenium ruta-muraria': a species of fern commonly known as wall-rue
Child Taxon Of: Asplenium, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)

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2. Wikipedia: Asplenium ruta-muraria

Wikipedia

Wikidata Q1125768 (P225 taxon name)
lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 325121
It is a very small epipetric species, growing exclusively on limestone and other calcareous rocks.

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3. Plants For A Future: Asplenium ruta-muraria plant record

Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses

Quote, Medicinal Uses

A distilled water made from the fronds has proved of benefit in the treatment of many eye complaints[7].

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Asplenium ruta-muraria

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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6. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Asplenium ruta-muraria

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record

Quote, iucnRedListCategory record

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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GBIF Species API

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