Pteridaceae

Largeleaf maidenhair

Adiantum macrophyllum Sw.

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Adiantum

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Largeleaf maidenhair (Adiantum macrophyllum) — Photo: Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: برشاوشان كبير الأوراق
Chinese: 大叶铁线蕨, 大葉鐵線蕨
English: Largeleaf maidenhair

Synonyms

Adiantum lancea Keyserl.
Adiantum macrophyllum f. albostriatum Pynaert
Adiantum macrophyllum var. glaucum T.Moore

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Valérie75 assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew Meeds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Cox, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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
Photo: Noah Yawn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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.