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'''''Adiantum capillus-veneris''''', the '''black maidenhair fern''', is a species of [[fern]] in the genus ''[[Adiantum]]'' with a subcosmopolitan worldwide distribution <ref>[http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/staff/lec/Fern_species/adiantum_capillus-veneris.htm The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill]</ref> In the United States, it grows as far north as southern [[Missouri]] and southernmost [[Kentucky]], where it will generally be found growing on sheltered, south-facing [[limestone]]. It grows to 20-70 cm tall, with very delicate, light green [[frond]]s much subdivided into pinnae 5-10 mm long and broad; the frond rachis is black and wiry. The climate is from warm-temperate to tropical, where the moisture content is high but not saturating <ref>Cundall. P., (2004) Native Plants:The definitive guide to Australian plants, Global Book Publishing Lane Cove, N.S.W, p.298, ISBN 978 174048 027 7</ref> It is commonly grown as a [[houseplant]]. {{Inc| [[Adiantum]] capillus-veneris, Linn. (A. Fergusonii, A. Mairisii, Moore). Lvs. 2-3- pinnate, 6-20 in. long, 3-8 in. wide; lfts. nearly 1/2in. wide, more or less irregularly lobed, at the outer margin; sori 1-3 to each 1ft. with oblong or more or less elongate narrow indusia. Native southward, and widely distributed throughout the Old World.— Exists in many varieties, some of them deeply lobed, like A. Farleyense; a compact imbricated form is very effective.{{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc --> ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Capelvenere03%28Parco_dei_Nebrodi%29.JPG| Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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