Bradley's Spleenwort

Asplenium bradleyi

Found in dry outcrops of felsic sedimentary or metasedimentary rocks, such as sandstone, quartzite, or metaquartzite, at low to moderate elevations. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

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Recorded in 2 West Virginia counties.

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Bare or thin-soil rock on granite, gneiss, sandstone, quartzite and similar acidic rock, including granite flatrocks and domes.

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 27 animals.

American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Eurasian Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Birds. 3 shared habitats
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Birds. 3 shared habitats
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Birds. 2 shared habitats