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Envoy at 05:42, 6 November 2007

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Western Maidenhair Fern
| image = MaidenhairFern250px.jpg‎
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Western Maidenhair (''Adiantum aleuticum'')
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Pteridophyta]]
| classis = [[Pteridopsida]]
| ordo = [[Pteridales]]
| familia = [[Adiantaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Adiantum]]''
| species = '''''A. aleuticum'''''
| binomial = ''Adiantum aleuticum''
| binomial_authority = (Rupr.) Parris
}}

'''''Adiantum aleuticum''''' ('''Western Maidenhair Fern''') is a species of [[fern]] in the genus ''[[Adiantum]]'', native mainly to western [[North America]] from the [[Aleutian Islands]] of [[Alaska]], south to [[Chihuahua]], and also locally in northeastern North America from [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] south to [[Maryland]].

The [[frond]]s grow to 15-110 cm high, and are fan-shaped, light to medium green with dark brown to black stems. It prefers fertile, moist soil in rock crevices near streams, from sea level in the north of its range, up to 3,200 m altitude in the south of its range. It tolerates [[serpentine]] rock well, and is confined to this mineral-rich rock in some areas.

Other common names include Serpentine Maidenhair, Aleutian Maidenhair, and Five-fingered Fern.

==Medicinal Uses==
*[[Frond]] tea is used to strengthen [[mucosal membrane]]s, treat coughs, throat congestion, and respiratory irritation caused by air pollution.

==References==
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500026 Flora of North America: ''Adiantum aleuticum'']
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401924 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Adiantum aleuticum'']
*[http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/nativeplants/Adiantum_aleuticum.html]
*[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Adiantum+pedatum]

==External links==
*[http://nefern.info/picpages/adialepx.htm "Western Maidenhair" photo by George Newman at ''Ferns et al. of New England'']

[[Category:Pteridophyta]]
[[Category:Flora of Oregon]]

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-{{Taxobox
+__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
-| color = lightgreen
+| name = ''Adiantum aleuticum''
-| name = Western Maidenhair Fern
+| common_names = Western Maidenhair, Five-finger fern
-| image = MaidenhairFern250px.jpg‎
+| growth_habit = herbaceous
-| image_width = 250px
+| high = ?   <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
-| image_caption = Western Maidenhair (''Adiantum aleuticum'')
+| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+| origin = ?   <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
-| divisio = [[Pteridophyta]]
+| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
-| classis = [[Pteridopsida]]
+| lifespan = perennial{{SSN}}
-| ordo = [[Pteridales]]
+| exposure = semi-shade, shade{{SSN}}
-| familia = [[Adiantaceae]]
+| water = frequent, regular{{SSN}}
-| genus = ''[[Adiantum]]''
+| features = delicate foliage
-| species = '''''A. aleuticum'''''
+| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
-| binomial = ''Adiantum aleuticum''
+| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
-| binomial_authority = (Rupr.) Parris
+| usda_zones = ?   <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
 }}
-'''''Adiantum aleuticum''''' ('''Western Maidenhair Fern''') is a species of [[fern]] in the genus ''[[Adiantum]]'', native mainly to western [[North America]] from the [[Aleutian Islands]] of [[Alaska]], south to [[Chihuahua]], and also locally in northeastern North America from [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] south to [[Maryland]].
+==Cultivation==
-The [[frond]]s grow to 15-110 cm high, and are fan-shaped, light to medium green with dark brown to black stems. It prefers fertile, moist soil in rock crevices near streams, from sea level in the north of its range, up to 3,200 m altitude in the south of its range. It tolerates [[serpentine]] rock well, and is confined to this mineral-rich rock in some areas.
+===Propagation===
-Other common names include Serpentine Maidenhair, Aleutian Maidenhair, and Five-fingered Fern.
+===Pests and diseases===
-==Medicinal Uses==
+==Species==
-*[[Frond]] tea is used to strengthen [[mucosal membrane]]s, treat coughs, throat congestion, and respiratory irritation caused by air pollution.
+<!--  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    -->
 ==References==
-*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500026 Flora of North America: ''Adiantum aleuticum'']
+<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
-*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401924 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Adiantum aleuticum'']
+<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
-*[http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/nativeplants/Adiantum_aleuticum.html]
+<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
 ==External links==
-*[http://nefern.info/picpages/adialepx.htm "Western Maidenhair" photo by George Newman at ''Ferns et al. of New England'']
+*{{wplink}}
-[[Category:Pteridophyta]]
+<!--  in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions!    -->

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