Adiantum pedatum
Species of fern / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Adiantum pedatum | |
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Northern Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) in Willsboro, New York | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Pteridaceae |
Genus: | Adiantum |
Species: | A. pedatum |
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Adiantum pedatum | |
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