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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]].
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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>
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It is commonly grown as a [[houseplant]].
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[[Adiantum]] capillus-veneris, Linn. (A. Fergusonii, A. Mairisii, Moore). Fig. 123. 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}}
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[[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}}
 
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 12 November 2010


Adiantum capillus-veneris


Plant Characteristics
Habit   fern

Height: ⇕ 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width: ⇔ 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ N America
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ part-sun, shade
Water: ◍ wet, moist
Features: ✓ foliage
USDA Zones: 8 to 11
Sunset Zones: 5-9, 14-28, 31-32, 34, 36-37
Scientific Names

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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 [1] 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 fronds 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 [2] It is commonly grown as a houseplant.


Read about Adiantum capillus-veneris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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.CH


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  1. ↑ The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
  2. ↑ 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
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