Gen. Adiantum (Pteridaceae) / Flora of USA and Canada

Scientific name	Google Search	*Distribution in USA and Canada ()**	Common names	Grown habit	Duration
Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris = Adiantum pedatum L. ssp. aleuticum (Rupr.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor = Adiantum pedatum L. ssp. calderi Cody = Adiantum pedatum L. ssp. subpumilum (W.H. Wagner) Lellinger = Adiantum pedatum L. var. aleuticum Rupr. = Adiantum pedatum L. var. subpumilum W.H. Wagner		USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MD, ME, MI, MT, NV, OR, PA, UT, VT, WA, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NF, QC) Map for Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris (*)	Aleutian maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum anceps Maxon & Morton		USA (FL) Map for Adiantum anceps Maxon & Morton (*)	double edge maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. = Adiantum capillus-veneris L. var. modestum (Underw.) Fernald = Adiantum capillus-veneris L. var. protrusum Fernald = Adiantum modestum Underw.		USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NM, NV, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC) Map for Adiantum capillus-veneris L. (*)	common maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum caudatum L.		USA (FL) Map for Adiantum caudatum L. (*)	tailed maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum concinnum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.		USA+ (PR) Map for Adiantum concinnum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (*)	polished maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum fragile Sw.		USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Adiantum fragile Sw. (*)	fragile maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum fragile Sw. var. fragile		USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Adiantum fragile Sw. var. fragile (*)	fragile maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum fragile Sw. var. rigidulum (Mett. ex Kuhn) Proctor = Adiantum rigidulum Mett. ex Kuhn		USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Adiantum fragile Sw. var. rigidulum (Mett. ex Kuhn) Proctor (*)	fragile maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum hirsutum Bory [excluded]		- Map for Adiantum hirsutum Bory [excluded] (*)		-	-
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.		USA (AL, CT, GA, HI, LA) Map for Adiantum hispidulum Sw. (*)	rough maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum jordanii C.H. Mull.		USA (CA, OR) Map for Adiantum jordanii C.H. Mull. (*)	California maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum latifolium Lam.		USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Adiantum latifolium Lam. (*)	broadleaf maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum macrophyllum Sw.		USA+ (PR) Map for Adiantum macrophyllum Sw. (*)	largeleaf maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum melanoleucum Willd.		USA (FL), USA+ (PR) Map for Adiantum melanoleucum Willd. (*)	fragrant maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum obliquum Willd.		USA+ (PR) Map for Adiantum obliquum Willd. (*)	oblique maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum pedatum L.		USA (AK, AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC) Map for Adiantum pedatum L. (*)	northern maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum petiolatum Desv.		USA+ (PR) Map for Adiantum petiolatum Desv. (*)	stalked maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum philippense L.		- Map for Adiantum philippense L. (*)		Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum pulverulentum L.		USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Adiantum pulverulentum L. (*)	glossy maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum pyramidale (L.) Willd. = Adiantum cristatum L.		USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Adiantum pyramidale (L.) Willd. (*)	pyramid maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum raddianum C. Presl = Adiantum cuneatum Langsd. & Fisch.		USA (HI) Map for Adiantum raddianum C. Presl (*)	delta maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum tenerum Sw.		USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Adiantum tenerum Sw. (*)	fan maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum tetraphyllum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.		USA+ (PR) Map for Adiantum tetraphyllum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (*)	fourleaf maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum trapeziforme L.		USA (FL) Map for Adiantum trapeziforme L. (*)	diamond maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum tricholepis Fée		USA (TX) Map for Adiantum tricholepis Fée (*)	fuzzy maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum villosum L.		USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Adiantum villosum L. (*)	woolly maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum viridimontanum Paris		USA (VT), CAN (QC) Map for Adiantum viridimontanum Paris (*)	Green Mountain maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum vivesii Proctor		USA+ (PR) Map for Adiantum vivesii Proctor (*)	Puerto Rico maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum wilsonii Hook.		USA+ (PR) Map for Adiantum wilsonii Hook. (*)	Wilson's maidenhair	Forb/herb	Perennial
Adiantum ×tracyi C.C. Hall ex W.H. Wagner		USA (CA) Map for Adiantum ×tracyi C.C. Hall ex W.H. Wagner (*)		Forb/herb	Perennial

(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

PICTURES

Adiantum capillus-veneris
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 31.
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Credit: Photo by Brunello Pierini
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Adiantum capillus-veneris
Walter Hood Fitch - Illustrations of the British Flora (1924) - Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
Adiantum pedatum
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. - Not copyrighted image
Adiantum pedatum
Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

Adiantum pedatum
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 31.

L.R. 2009