Pteridaceae
Rough maidenhair
Adiantum hispidulum
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Adiantum
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Common names
By language (13)
- Arabic
- برشاوشان شائك
- arz
- برشاوشان شائك
- Chinese
- 毛叶铁线蕨, 毛葉鐵線蕨
- English
- Rough maidenhair
- Indonesian
- Paku gelang
- Italian
- Adianthum lindsaea
- Japanese
- アラゲクジャク
- Persian
- سرخس پنجانگشتی
- Portuguese
- Feto-avenca
- Slovenian
- Viličasti venerini laski
- Spanish
- Cheilanthes microphylla
- Thai
- เฟินก้านดำใบดาว
- Vietnamese
- Adianthum lindsaea
Synonyms
- Adiantum flabellulatum Wall.
- Adiantum hispidulum f. strictum Gilbert
- Adiantum hispidulum var. glabratum Domin
- Adiantum hispidulum var. normale Domin
- Adiantum hispidulum var. tenellum (T.Moore) T.Moore
- Adiantum lindsaea Cav.
- Adiantum lobatum Ettingsh.
- Adiantum lobulatum Kunze
- Adiantum meyerianum Zoll.
- Adiantum nervosum Sw.
- Adiantum pedatum G.Forst.
- Adiantum plicatum Kaulf.
- Adiantum pubescens Schkuhr
- Adiantum scabrum Wall.
- Adiantum tenellum T.Moore
- Adiantum tenue Domin
- Adiantum tenue var. bicolor Domin
- Adiantum tenue var. caudiforme Domin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kembangraps, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martin Hannan-Jones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.