Botany, Antique Print, Fern Chromolithograph, Asplenium trichomanes, Maidenhair spleenwort, Lindman

Antique colored lithograph (chromolithograph) after Swedish botanist and botanial artist Carl Axel Magnus Lindman (1856-1928) for his folio "Bilder ur nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora). He was inspired by military botanical artist Johan Wilhelm Palmstuch who embarked on a scientific project to produce a series of impressive copper engravings, 1802–1819."Svensk Botanik" (Swedish Botany) was the first of its kind in Sweden.

The botanical illustrates the 3 major parts of a fern: the rhizome (the underground stem), the leafy frond and the sporangia (the reproductive structure).  In particular this fern structure is known as "Pinnate".

Published Stockholm by Wahlstrom & Widstrand, 1901-1905.

Condition = Excellent (no discoloration/tears)

Page size = 16.5 x 24.2 cm (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inch)

Asplenium trichomanes ( Maidenhair spleenwort)

Its habitat is in rocky outcrops. They have found homes in many ecosystems from temperate to sub-artic, mountainous cliffs to walls and mine waste. Here we have an example of a "Pinnate" structure, where each frond is divided into segments completely separate from each other.