Pteridaceae
Broadleaf maidenhair
Adiantum latifolium
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Adiantum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- برشاوشان غلازيوفي
- Chinese
- 宽叶铁线蕨
- English
- Broadleaf maidenhair
Synonyms
- Adiantum brasiliense Link
- Adiantum denticulatum Sw.
- Adiantum denticulatum var. humile Kuhn
- Adiantum denticulatum var. obtusum Mett. ex Kuhn
- Adiantum elatum Desv.
- Adiantum fovearum Raddi
- Adiantum fovearum var. major Rosenst.
- Adiantum fovearum var. reductum Jenman
- Adiantum glaziovii Baker
- Adiantum intermedium var. medioximum Christ
- Adiantum intermedium var. triangulatum (Kaulf.) T.Moore
- Adiantum latifolium var. grisebachianum Domin
- Adiantum lucidum var. bipinnatum Mett. ex E.Fourn.
- Adiantum sordidum Lindm.
- Adiantum triangulatum Kaulf.
- Adiantum triangulatum var. acuminatum Jenman
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Devika M B, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Francis Pérez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Adiantum
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- Delta maidenhairAdiantum raddianumPteridaceae
- Northern maidenhairAdiantum pedatumPteridaceae
- Adiantum diaphanumPteridaceae
- Peruvian maidenhairAdiantum peruvianumPteridaceae
- Aleutian maidenhairAdiantum aleuticumPteridaceae
- Adiantum reniformePteridaceae
- Green Mountain maidenhairAdiantum viridimontanumPteridaceae
- Fan maidenhairAdiantum tenerumPteridaceae
- Evergreen maidenhairAdiantum venustumPteridaceae
- Adiantum edgeworthiiPteridaceae
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.