PLANTS Profile for Adiantum (maidenhair fern)

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PLANTS Profile

Adiantum L.
maidenhair fern

Symbol:

ADIAN

Group:

Fern

Family:

Pteridaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Adiantum L.

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Distribution:
Adiantum L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (AB, BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Adiantum L.

View 19 genera in Pteridaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris. . Image Available.

Adiantum aleuticum
Aleutian maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum anceps Maxon & Morton. .

Adiantum anceps
double edge maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum capillus-veneris L.. . Image Available.

Adiantum capillus-veneris
common maidenhair

Adiantum caudatum
tailed maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum concinnum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.. .

Adiantum concinnum
polished maidenhair

Adiantum fragile
fragile maidenhair

Adiantum hirsutum

Distribution of Adiantum hispidulum Sw.. . Image Available.

Adiantum hispidulum
rough maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum jordanii C.H. Mull.. . Image Available.

Adiantum jordanii
California maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum latifolium Lam.. .

Adiantum latifolium
broadleaf maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum macrophyllum Sw.. .

Adiantum macrophyllum
largeleaf maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum melanoleucum Willd.. .

Adiantum melanoleucum
fragrant maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum obliquum Willd.. .

Adiantum obliquum
oblique maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum pedatum L.. . Image Available.

Adiantum pedatum
northern maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum petiolatum Desv.. .

Adiantum petiolatum
stalked maidenhair

Adiantum philippense

Distribution of Adiantum pulverulentum L.. . Image Available.

Adiantum pulverulentum
glossy maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum pyramidale (L.) Willd.. .

Adiantum pyramidale
pyramid maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum raddianum C. Presl. .

Adiantum raddianum
delta maidenhair

Adiantum tenerum
fan maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum tetraphyllum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.. .

Adiantum tetraphyllum
fourleaf maidenhair

Adiantum ×tracyi

Distribution of Adiantum trapeziforme L.. .

Adiantum trapeziforme
diamond maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum tricholepis Fée. .

Adiantum tricholepis
fuzzy maidenhair

Adiantum villosum
woolly maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum viridimontanum Paris. .

Adiantum viridimontanum
Green Mountain maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum vivesii Proctor. .

Adiantum vivesii
Puerto Rico maidenhair

Distribution of Adiantum wilsonii Hook.. .

Adiantum wilsonii
Wilson's maidenhair

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Adiantum L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Pteridaceae – Maidenhair Fern family
Genus	Adiantum L. – maidenhair fern

More Accounts and Images:
Adiantum L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17307.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 09:07 PM CDT