Pteridaceae
Aleutian maidenhair
Adiantum aleuticum
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Adiantum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 阿留申鐵線蕨, 阿留申铁线蕨, 蛇纹铁线蕨, 西部铁线蕨
- English
- Aleutian maidenhair
- Finnish
- Tarha-adiantumi
- Spanish
- Helecho de cinco dedos, Helecho de las Aleutianas
Synonyms
- Adiantum boreale C.Presl
- Adiantum pedatum f. aleuticum (Rupr.) Clute
- Adiantum pedatum subsp. aleuticum (Rupr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor
- Adiantum pedatum subsp. aleuticum (Rupr.) Piper & Beattie
- Adiantum pedatum subsp. calderi Cody
- Adiantum pedatum var. aleuticum Rupr.
- Adiantum pedatum var. praeflexum Copel. ex C.F.Baker
- Adiantum pedatum var. rangiferinum E.S.Burgess
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: CHATELAIN Marc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.