Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Adiantum capillus-veneris
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
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See herbarium specimens at the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
Learn more about Southern Maidenhair Fern from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Adiantum capillus-veneris
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 010-01-002:
Adiantum capillus-veneris
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
COMMON NAME:
Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus-hair Fern
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JK Marlow jkm100314_097
March Decatur County GA
Pinnae alternate, distant. Compound near base, simple near apex, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
JK Marlow jkm100314_099
March Decatur County GA
Rachis dark brown, smooth, slender, and brittle, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
JK Marlow jkm100314_102
March Decatur County GA
Fronds pendant or arching, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Adiantum capillus-veneris
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Adiantum capillus-veneris
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 010-01-002:
Adiantum capillus-veneris
FAMILY
Pteridaceae