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Maidenhair Fern
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maidenhair fern, maidenhair
any fern of the cosmopolitan genus Adiantum, esp A. capillis-veneris, having delicate fan-shaped fronds with small pale-green leaflets: family Adiantaceae
Maidenhair Fern 

(Adiantum), a genus of ferns of the family Polypodiaceae.

The genus is found almost everywhere, but the greatest number of species, about 200, are found in South America. There are two species in the USSR: A. pedatum in the Far East and A. capillus-veneris in the Caucasus, the Crimea, and Middle Asia. A. capillus-veneris is a tender ornamental with double or triple pinnatifid, delicate leaves on long, dark brown petioles. This species and many others are grown in rooms and greenhouses.
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A key is given to differentiate it from the related Cuban endemic Adiantum sericeum, and illustrations of the distinctive characteristics of both species are presented.
A new species of Adiantum from Cuba by Caluff, Manuel G. / American Fern Journal
N H * 95 Adiantum raddianum N H * 96 Blechnum auriculatum N H * 97 Canna glauca N GH * 98 Clematis bonariensis N Cr * 99 Ipomoea alba N Cr * 100 Populus sp.
A distribuicao de especies exoticas e nativas em diques marginais do ... by Kalesnik, Fabio; Aceñolaza, Pablo / Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences (UEM)
As a nursery plant, ferns are grown as bedding plants in sun or shade or as delicate indoor potted fern plants such as the lacy maidenhair fern, Adiantum peruvianium, and the foxtail fern, Asparagus meyerii.
Perennial Flowering Vines, Bush Hedges, and Fern Plants by Pat Malcolm / Home improvement and landscaping community
 
 
 
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