Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Polypodiales
Genus:
Species:
pubescens
ID:
1108578

Status:
valid

Authors:
Schkuhr

Source:
tro

Year:
1809

Citation Micro:
Kr. Gew. 1: 108, t.116. 1809

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001107916



Common Names

  • Adiantum pubescens
  • Downy Maidenhair Fern
  • Bushy Maidenhair Fern


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Description

Adiantum pubescens (also called Downy Maidenhair, among many other common names) is a species of fern in the family Pteridaceae. It is native to Madagascar, where it grows in moist, shady habitats. It is a terrestrial fern with a creeping rhizome, and it has fan-shaped fronds with many small, rounded pinnae and downy margins.

Uses & Benefits

Adiantum pubescens is used as an ornamental plant in containers and as a soil stabilizer and erosion control.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Adiantum pubescens has small, fan-shaped fronds with fan-shaped leaflets. The flowers are small, greenish-white and clustered in the axils of the leaves. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings are small and delicate.

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Where to Find Adiantum pubescens

Adiantum pubescens is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including Central and South America, Africa, and Asia.

Species in the Adiantum genus

Adiantum viridescens, Adiantum vivesii, Adiantum wattii, Adiantum alomae, Adiantum aneitense, Adiantum balfourii, Adiantum bellum, Adiantum celebicum, Adiantum ciliatum, Adiantum cinnamomeum, Adiantum dioganum, Adiantum erylliae, Adiantum fournieri, Adiantum fulvum, Adiantum gingkoides, Adiantum gomphophyllum, Adiantum hollandiae, Adiantum hornei, Adiantum hosei, Adiantum klossii, Adiantum lamrianum, Adiantum mariposatum, Adiantum membranifolium, Adiantum mindanaoense, Adiantum monosorum, Adiantum mynsseniae, Adiantum neoguineense, Adiantum novae-caledoniae, Adiantum ovalescens, Adiantum palaoense, Adiantum parishii, Adiantum proliferum, Adiantum pulchellum, Adiantum pulcherrimum, Adiantum rectangulare, Adiantum semiorbiculatum, Adiantum serratifolium, Adiantum siamense, Adiantum tetragonum, Adiantum thongthamii, Adiantum trilobum, Adiantum meishanianum, Adiantum discolor, Adiantum papillosum, Adiantum camptorachis, Adiantum capillus-junonis, Adiantum caudatum, Adiantum flabellulatum, Adiantum monochlamys, Adiantum pedatum,

Species in the Pteridaceae family

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