A graceful and delicate perennial fern, found almost everywhere, but especially in the tropics; fronds with slender, black, wiry stalks; leaflets stalked, irregularly fan-shaped, the margins turned under and bearing sori. (Genus: Adiantum, 200 species. Family: Polypodiaceae.)
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Northern Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) |
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Maidenhair ferns are ferns of the genus Adiantum, which contains about 200 species. Adiantum alarconianum Adiantum aleuticum – Aleutian Maidenhair, Five-fingered Fern Adiantum amazonicum Adiantum amblyopteridium Adiantum amelianum Adiantum anceps – Double Edge Maidenhair Adiantum aneitense Adiantum angustatum Adiantum annamense Adiantum atroviride Adiantum bellum – Bermuda Maidenhair Adiantum bessoniae Adiantum blumenavense Adiantum boliviense Adiantum bonatianum Adiantum bonii Adiantum brasiliense - Brazilian Maidenhair Adiantum breviserratum Adiantum calcareum Adiantum capillus-junonis Adiantum capillus-veneris – Black Maidenhair, Southern Maidenhair. Adiantum caudatum – Tailed Maidenhair Adiantum celebicum Adiantum christii Adiantum comoroense Adiantum concinum – Polished Maidenhair, Brittle Maidenhair Adiantum coreanum Adiantum crespianum Adiantum cuneatiforme Adiantum cuneatum Adiantum cunninghamii Adiantum cupreum Adiantum curvatum Adiantum davidii Adiantum diaphanum – Filmy Maidenhair, Small Maidenhair. Adiantum dioganum Adiantum diphyllum Adiantum discretodenticulatum Adiantum dissimulatum Adiantum edgeworthii Adiantum elegantulum Adiantum emarginatum – California Maidenhair Adiantum erylliae Adiantum erythrochlamys Adiantum excisum Adiantum fengianum Adiantum fimbriatum Adiantum formosum – Giant Maidenhair Adiantum fossarum Adiantum fragile – Fragile Maidenhair Adiantum gertrudis Adiantum gibbosum Adiantum gingkoides Adiantum glabrum Adiantum glaureosum Adiantum glaucescens Adiantum glaucinum Adiantum glaziovii Adiantum gomphophyllum Adiantum gracile Adiantum gravesii Adiantum grossum Adiantum hispidulum – Rough Maidenhair Adiantum hollandiae Adiantum hornei Adiantum hosei Adiantum imbricatum Adiantum incertum Adiantum incisum Adiantum intermedium Adiantum jordanii – California Maidenhair Adiantum juxtapositum Adiantum kendalii Adiantum kingii Adiantum klossii Adiantum lamrianum Adiantum latifolium – Broadleaf Maidenhair Adiantum lenvingei Adiantum lianxianense Adiantum lindenii Adiantum lonrentzii Adiantum lucidum
| Adiantum lunulatum Adiantum macrocladum Adiantum macrophyllum – Largeleaf Maidenhair Adiantum madagascariense Adiantum malaliense Adiantum malesianum Adiantum mariesii Adiantum mcvaughii Adiantum melanoleucum – Fragrant Maidenhair Adiantum mendoncae Adiantum menglianense Adiantum mettenii Adiantum mindanaense Adiantum monochlamys Adiantum monosorum Adiantum multisorum Adiantum myriosorum Adiantum neoguineense Adiantum novae-caledoniae Adiantum nudum Adiantum oaxacanum Adiantum obliquum – Oblique Maidenhair Adiantum ogasawarense Adiantum opacum Adiantum ornithopodum Adiantum ovalescens Adiantum palaoense Adiantum papillosum Adiantum paraense Adiantum patens Adiantum pearcei Adiantum pedatum – Northern Maidenhair, Five-fingered Fern Adiantum peruvianum – Silver-dollar Fern Adiantum petiolatum – Stalked Maidenhair Adiantum philippense Adiantum phyllitidis Adiantum platyphyllum Adiantum polyphyllum – Giant Maidenhair Adiantum pseudotinctum Adiantum pulchellum Adiantum pulcherrimum Adiantum pulverulentum – Glossy Maidenhair Adiantum pumilum Adiantum pyramidale – Pyramid Maidenhair Adiantum raddianum – Delta Maidenhair Adiantum rectangulare Adiantum reniforme Adiantum rhizophorum Adiantum robinsonii Adiantum roborowskii Adiantum rondoni Adiantum rubellum Adiantum rufopetalum Adiantum scabrum Adiantum schmalzii Adiantum schmidtchenii Adiantum schweinfurthii Adiantum semiorbiculatum Adiantum senae Adiantum serratifolium Adiantum siamense Adiantum silvaticum Adiantum soboliferum Adiantum sordidum Adiantum stenochlamys Adiantum stolzii Adiantum subcordatum - Big Maidenhair Adiantum tenerum – Fan Maidenhair, Brittle Maidenhair Adiantum tenuissimum Adiantum tetragonum Adiantum tetraphyllum – Fourleaf Maidenhair Adiantum thalictroides Adiantum trapeziforme – Diamond Maidenhair Adiantum tricholepis – Fuzzy Maidenhair Adiantum trilobum Adiantum tripteris Adiantum venustum – Evergreen Maidenhair, Himalayan Maidenhair. Adiantum villosissimum Adiantum villosum – Woolly Maidenhair Adiantum viridescens Adiantum viridimontanum – Green Mountain Maidenhair Adiantum vivesii – Puerto Rico Maidenhair Adiantum wattii Adiantum wilsonii – Wilson's Maidenhair Adiantum zollingeri |
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