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Adiantum capillus-veneris
Adiantum capillus-veneris
L.
Common Names:
Maiden Hair Fern
Family:
Pteridaceae
Habit:
Adiantum capillus-veneri
s grows from a rhizome that is covered with brown linear/lanceolate scales. The fronds emerging ever 20-60 centimeters and to 50 centimeters in length. The stipe is black. The blade is twice pinnately compound with the subpinnae obobvate-rhombic and notched/lobed. The entire frond is lax and pendulant.
The sori are marginal on the subpinnae lobes and there is an elongate indusium.
Habitat:
Adiantum capillus-veneris
grows in moist areas such as sinkhole walls in Dry Broadleaf Evergreen Formations.
Distribution in Bahamas/Globally:
Adiantum capillus-veneris
occurs in the northern island groupings of the Lucayan Archipelago and is wide spread across the temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of the planet.
Medicinal/Cultural/Economic usage:
Adiantum capillus-veneris
is not used medicinally in the Bahamas. It is widely cultivated around the world and is common in greenhouses.
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