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Adiantum capillus-veneris L.
Maidenhair fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris
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Family: Pteridaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Lithophyte

Native Status: Assumed to be Native

Native Range: The West Indies, North America, Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Old World in both tropical and temperate regions.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

History in the Bahamas: Not listed in Britton & Millspaugh (1920). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 19-20, with illustrations) as known only from the east-facing walls of Fort Charlotte in Nassau (region 8).

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Other data on Adiantum capillus-veneris available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Adiantum capillus-veneris has been reported for the following 2 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Disturbed Upland
Sinkhole

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