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Adiantum capillus-veneris L.

Southern maidenhair fern, common maidenhair fern, venus hairfern, venus’ hair, common maidenhair

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionPteridophytaFerns
ClassFilicopsida“Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns
OrderPolypodialesPolypod ferns
FamilyPteridaceaeFerns that grow on rocks (mostly)
GenusAdiantumMaidenhair ferns
Speciescapillus-veneris“Venus hair” fern

About plant names...

Black maidenhair fern is native to Europe, North and Central America, and Africa. It is popular as a house plant.

Identification: This fern rarely exceeds 1½′ (45 cm) in height, and tends to be an inconspicuous occupant in moist, shady forests. For example, the photo at right was taken near a small bubbling brook. The leaf shape, unlike that of most ferns, is quite distinctive.

Medical: Several cultures have used maidenhair fern brewed as tea to treat coughs and bronchitis.

Online References:

Missouriplants.com

Wikipedia

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants

CalPhotos

Wildflowers, Ferns & Trees of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah

Rain-tree.com

SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network

References:

Foster, Steven; Duke, James A., Peterson Field Guides: Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs, Houghton Mifflin, 2000, p. 346

Cobb, Boughton, Farnsworth, Elizabeth & Lowe, Cheryl, Peterson Field Guides: Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005, p. 55

Unknown Reference!

Adiantum capillus-veneris L. var. modestum (Underw.) Fernald

Adiantum capillus-veneris L. var. protrusum Fernald

Adiantum modestum Underw.

 

Adiantum capillus-veneris description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Adiantum capillus-veneris (southern maidenhair fern, common maidenhair fern, venus hairfern, venus’ hair, common maidenhair)

1 · 6/2/2009 · Zion National Park, Utah · ≈ 2½ × 1½′ (85 × 56 cm)

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