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Adiantum capillus-veneris, the Southern maidenhair fern, black maidenhair fern, maidenhair fern, [3] and venus hair fern, is a species of ferns in the genus Adiantum and the family Pteridaceae [4] with a subcosmopolitan worldwide distribution. It is cultivated as a popular garden fern and houseplant. [5]
Adiantum (/ ˌ æ d i ˈ æ n t əm /), [1] the maidenhair fern (not to be confused with the similar-looking maidenhair spleenwort fern), is a genus of about 250 species of ferns in the subfamily Vittarioideae of the family Pteridaceae, [2] though some researchers place it in its own family, Adiantaceae.
Adiantum formosum, known as the giant maidenhair or black stem maidenhair is a fern found in Australia and New Zealand. It was one of the many species authored by Scottish botanist Robert Brown , appearing in his 1810 work Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen . [ 1 ]
Adiantum raddianum, the Delta maidenhair fern, is one of the most popular ferns to grow indoors. [3] It is native to South America and its common name comes from its shiny, dark leafstalks that resemble human hair. [4] It typically grows about 17–19 in (43–48 cm) tall and up to 22 in (56 cm) wide. [5]
Adiantum venustum, the evergreen maidenhair or Himalayan maidenhair, is a species of fern in the genus Adiantum of the family Pteridaceae, native to China and the Himalayas.It is a slow to establish plant that usually grows on moist rocks and soil with a good amount of humus and dead leaves. [1]
Adiantum viridimontanum, commonly known as Green Mountain maidenhair fern, is a fern found only in outcrops of serpentine rock in New England and Eastern Canada. The leaf blade is cut into finger-like segments, themselves once-divided, which are borne on the outer side of a curved, dark, glossy rachis .
Lygodium microphyllum causes problems in the environments where it is invasive.The plant damages wetland ecosystems, harming endangered species. [10] The ferns ability to grow up and over trees and shrubs and to form dense horizontal canopies allows it to cover whole communities of plants, reducing native plant diversity.
Adiantum tenerum, common name brittle maidenhair fern, is a species of maidenhair fern belonging to the family Pteridaceae. [3] Distribution