Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Polypodiales
Genus:
Species:
shepherdii
ID:
1129564

Status:
valid

Authors:
Hook.

Source:
tro

Year:
1851

Citation Micro:
Sp. Fil. 2. 9 (1851)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001128902



Common Names

  • Adiantum shepherdii
  • Shepherd's Adiantum
  • Shepherd's Maidenhair Fern


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Description

Adiantum shepherdii (also called Shepherd's Maidenhair Fern, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to North America. It typically grows in moist, acidic soils in coniferous forests and alpine meadows. It has a basal rosette of leaves with small white flowers.

Uses & Benefits

Adiantum shepherdii is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and for landscaping. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Adiantum shepherdii is a small, yellowish-green spike of tiny flowers. The seed is a small, round, dark-brown spore. The seedlings consist of a single leaf with a small, round, dark-brown spore at the tip.

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Where to Find Adiantum shepherdii

Adiantum shepherdii is native to the eastern United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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