northern maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
Summary 2
Adiantum pedatum, the northern maidenhair fern or five-fingered fern, is a species of fern in the family Pteridaceae, native to moist forests in eastern North America. Like other ferns in the genus, the name maidenhair refers to the slender, shining black stipes.
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiantum_pedatum
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
- 日本のレッドデータ検索システム
- 植物和名−学名インデックス YList
iNat Map
| Pinna/pinnule margins | toothed |
|---|---|
| Pinnae arrangement | alternate |
| Soral arrangement | along midvein |
| Sorus shape | elongate/linear |
| Stipe/rachis features | scaly |
| Growth form | erect |
| Separate fertile frond? | no |
| Frond division | once/pinna |
| Frond shape | broadest at base |
| Indusium present? | yes |
