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