| No | 47 |
| Common Name: | Maidenhair Spleenwort Fern |
| Scientific Name: | Asplenium trichomanes |
| Irish Name: | Lus na seilge |
| Family: | Aspleniaceae |
| Habitat: | Old walls, cliffs, scree and in crevices on rock which is rich in lime |
| Uses: | A tea made from the fronds is sweet, demulcent, expectorant and laxative. It has been used in the treatment of chest complaints |
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