Pteridaceae

California maidenhair

Adiantum jordanii C.H.Mull.

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Adiantum

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California maidenhair (Adiantum jordanii) — LeavesPhoto: marqjarq, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: California maidenhair

Synonyms

Adiantum emarginatum Hook.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

LeavesPhoto: marqjarq, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franco Folini, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Felicia Gershberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Felicia Gershberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, 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.