Pteridaceae
Tailed maidenhair
Adiantum caudatum
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Adiantum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- برشاوشان مذيل, برشاوشان أسامي
- Chinese
- 鞭叶铁线蕨, 鞭葉鐵線蕨, 猪鬃草
- English
- Tailed maidenhair
- Malagasy
- Voanjonala
Synonyms
- Adiantum assamicum B.K.Nayar
- Adiantum borneense Gand.
- Adiantum caudatum var. angustilobatum Bonap.
- Adiantum caudatum var. assamicum B.K.Nayar
- Adiantum flagelliferum Wall.
- Adiantum lomesam B.K.Nayar & Geev.
- Adiantum lyratum Blanco
- Adiantum wangii C.M.Kuo
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: User:Rijans007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bachelot Pierre J-P, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.