Adiantum tenerum

Adiantum tenerum
Adiantum tenerum at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Adiantum
Species: A. tenerum
Binomial name
Adiantum tenerum
Sw., 1788
Synonyms
  • Adiantum assimile Link [1]
  • 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.

Description

A. tenerum grows in a creeping position. Leaves are light green, pinnate, fan-shaped, glabrous, arching or pendent, about as long as broad.[2]

Distribution

This species is present in USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, Nicaragua, Colombia and Brazil.[1] It is restricted to moist, shaded, limestone ledges and grottoes.

References

  1. 1 2 Catalogue of Life
  2. ↑ Flora of North America

External links

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