Northern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum L.)
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Extirpated | |
| Native or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Habitat
Moist conditions in part to full shade, and rich, slightly acidic soils.
Found in rich wooded slopes, wooded ravines; common in much of its range.
↑Uses
Cultivated in gardens, where it is valued for its attractive foliage and ease of growing so long as the spot has sufficient shade and moisture.
↑Links & External Resources
• Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Adiantum pedatum (Northern Maidenhair Fern) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Adiantum pedatum | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Northern Maidenhair Fern | iNaturalist (About This Site)
• Adiantum pedatum (Northern Maidenhair Fern) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)
• Adiantum pedatum | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Adiantum pedatum | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Adiantum pedatum | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Adiantum pedatum | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Northern Maidenhair Fern | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Adiantum pedatum L. (Northern Maidenhair Fern) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
