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Adiantum tenerum Swartz. clade: tenerum clade. Brittle Maidenhair. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Shaded limestone outcrops and adjacent calcareous soils, in ledges and sinkholes. Dist: N. FL (Alachua and St. Johns counties) south to s. FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America south to n. South America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Bah, Fl1, FNA2, K3, K4, Meso1, Mex, S13, Sf, SFla, WH3

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

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