Northern Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) in Willsboro, New York
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Division:
Polypodiophyta
Class:
Polypodiopsida
Order:
Polypodiales
Family:
Pteridaceae
Genus:
Adiantum
Species:
A. pedatum
Binomial name
Adiantum pedatum
L.
Varieties[2]
Adiantum pedatum var. grandifolium (Ching) Ching
Synonyms[2]
Adiantum pedatum var. aleuticum Rupr.
Adiantum pedatum f. billingsae Kittr.
Adiantum pedatum var. kamtschaticum Rupr.
Adiantum pedatum f. laciniatum Weath.
Adiantum pedatum subsp. pedatum
Adiantum pedatum var. pedatum
Adiantum pedatum f. pedatum
Adiantum pedatum, the northern maidenhair fern or five-fingered fern, is a species of fern in the family Pteridaceae,[3] native to moist forests in eastern North America. Like other ferns in the genus, the name maidenhair refers to the slender, shining black stipes.
^"NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ ab"Adiantum pedatum L." The Plant List. 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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