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| |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| + | |water=moist |
| + | |features=foliage |
| |Temp Metric=°F | | |Temp Metric=°F |
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| + | |image_caption=Northern Maidenhair (''Adiantum pedatum'') |
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| + | '''''Adiantum''''' ({{pron-en|ˌædiˈæntəm}}),<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> the '''maidenhair ferns''', is a [[genus]] of about 200 species of [[fern]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Pteridaceae]], though some researchers place it in its own family, Adiantaceae. The genus name comes from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]], meaning "not wetting", referring to the [[frond]]s' ability to shed water without becoming wet. |
− | | name = ''Adiantum''
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− | | common_names = Maidenhair fern
| + | They are distinctive in appearance, with dark, often black [[Stipe (botany)|stipes]] and [[rachis]]es, and bright green, often delicately-cut [[leaf]] tissue. The [[Sorus|sori]] are borne submarginally, and are covered by reflexed flaps of leaf tissue which resemble indusia. Dimorphism between sterile and fertile fronds is generally subtle. |
− | | growth_habit = herbaceous
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− | | high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| + | They generally prefer [[humus]]-rich, moist, well-drained sites, ranging from bottomland [[soil]]s to vertical rock walls. Many species are especially known for growing on rock walls around [[waterfall]]s and water seepage areas. |
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− | | origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| + | Many species are grown in the [[Horticulture|horticultural]] trade, including all three of the species mentioned, as well as a number of tropical species, including ''A. raddianum'' and ''[[Adiantum peruvianum|A. peruvianum]]''. Both ''A. pedatum'' and ''A. aleuticum'' are hardy to zone 3, and are by far the most cold-hardy members of the genus. ''A. venustum'' is also cold-hardy to zone 5. ''A. capillus-veneris'' is hardy to zone 7. |
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− | | exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) --> | |
− | | water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak --> | |
− | | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive --> | |
− | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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− | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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− | | usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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− | | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available --> | |
− | | color = IndianRed | |
− | | image = Adiantum pedatum 09905.JPG
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− | | image_caption = Northern Maidenhair (''Adiantum pedatum'')
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− | | regnum = Plantae
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− | | divisio = Pteridophyta
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− | | classis = Pteridopsida
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− | | ordo = Pteridales
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− | | familia = Pteridaceae (Adiantaceae)
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− | | genus = Adiantum
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| Adiantum (Greek, unwetted). Polypodiaceae. Maidenhair Fern. A large, widely distributed genus of ferns, mainly of tropical countries, some of them popular greenhouse and conservatory plants. | | Adiantum (Greek, unwetted). Polypodiaceae. Maidenhair Fern. A large, widely distributed genus of ferns, mainly of tropical countries, some of them popular greenhouse and conservatory plants. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
− | Image:Adiantumraddianum1web.jpg|Delta Maidenhair ''Adiantum raddianum''
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| Image:Adiantumhispidulum1web.jpg|Rough Maidenhair Fern (''Adiantum hispidulum'') | | Image:Adiantumhispidulum1web.jpg|Rough Maidenhair Fern (''Adiantum hispidulum'') |
| Image:Adiantum cunninghamii.jpg|''Adiantum cunninghamii'' showing characteristic inrolled leaf margin containing sori | | Image:Adiantum cunninghamii.jpg|''Adiantum cunninghamii'' showing characteristic inrolled leaf margin containing sori |
| + | File:Adiantum lunulatum W IMG_2337.jpg|''Adiantum lunulatum'' in [[Goa]], [[India]]. |
| + | Image:Adiantum pedatum 09905.JPG|Five-fingered Fern (''[[Adiantum pedatum]]'') |
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