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Adiantum tenerum
Adiantum tenerum at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Adiantum
Species:
A. tenerum
Binomial name
Adiantum tenerum
Sw., 1788
Synonyms
  • Adiantum assimile Link [2]
  • Adiantum extensum Fée
  • Adiantum ghiesbreghtii hort. ex Backh.
  • Adiantum glaucophyllum Hook.
  • Adiantum littorale Jenm.
  • Adiantum multiforme A. Br.
  • Adiantum tenerum var. obtusissimum H. Christ
  • Adiantum trapezoides Fée

Adiantum tenerum, common name brittle maidenhair fern, is a species of maidenhair fern belonging to the family Pteridaceae.[3]

Distribution[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Adiantum tenerum". NatureServe Explorer Adiantum tenerum. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Catalogue of Life". Archived from the original on 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  3. ^ a b "Adiantum tenerum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ Flora of North America

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiantum_tenerum

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