Adiantum tenerum
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| Adiantum tenerum at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova | |
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A. tenerum
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| Adiantum tenerum Sw., 1788
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Adiantum tenerum, common name Brittle Maidenhair Fern, is a species of maidenhair fern belonging to the family Pteridaceae.
Description
A. tenerum grows in a creeping position. Leaves are light green, pinnate, fan-shaped, glabrous, arching or pendent, about as long as broad.[2]
Distribution
This species is present in USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, Nicaragua, Colombia and Brazil.[1] It is restricted to moist, shaded, limestone ledges and grottoes.
