Adiantum tenerum
Adiantum tenerum, common name brittle maidenhair fern, is a species of maidenhair fern belonging to the family Pteridaceae.[3]
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Adiantum tenerum at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Pteridaceae |
Genus: | Adiantum |
Species: | A. tenerum |
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Adiantum tenerum Sw., 1788 | |
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Distribution
This fern species is native to Florida (United States), Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela.[3][2]
It is restricted to moist, shaded, limestone ledges and grottoes.
Description
Adiantum tenerum grows in a creeping position. Leaves are light green, pinnate, fan-shaped, glabrous, arching or pendent, about as long as broad.[4]
References
- "NatureServe Explorer - Adiantum tenerum". NatureServe Explorer Adiantum tenerum. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
- "Catalogue of Life". Archived from the original on 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- "Adiantum tenerum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- Flora of North America
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