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Pteridaceae
Adiantum

not marked as a favorite taxon Adiantum tenerum Swartz. Common name: Brittle Maidenhair. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Shaded limestone outcrops and adjacent calcareous soils, in ledges and sinkholes. Distribution: N. FL (Alachua and St. Johns counties) south to s. FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America south to n. South America.

Glossary (beta!)

clade: tenerum clade.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl1, FNA2, K4, Meso1, Mex, NS, POWO, S13, Sf, SFla, WH3. Basionym: Adiantum tenerum Sw. 1788

Links to other floras: = Adiantum tenerum - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 1

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image #1 of Adiantum tenerum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Adiantum tenerum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Adiantum tenerum© Alan Cressler: Adiantum tenerum, Tropical Hardwood Hammock, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Adiantum tenerum© Alan Cressler: Adiantum tenerum, and Christella ovata, Sinkhole, Annutteliga Hammock, Hernando County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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