Botanical Name: Adiantum aleuticum
Common Name: maiden hair fern
Family: Adiantaceae
Distribution/Origin: North America
Leaf/Bud: dioecious, light to medium green, leaves shed water
Flower/Inflorescence:
Fruit/Seed: sori in single strip backside of under leaf
Stem/Bark: dark brown/black stipe and rachis
Size:
Habit: clumping
Form: mounded
Culture: will scorch with too much direct sun and dry soil, likes a moist shady place
Landscape Use: bedding, hanging basket
Notes: delicate
Photo: www.gobotany.wildnewengland.org
