Pteridaceae
Fragrant maidenhair
Adiantum melanoleucum
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Adiantum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- برشاوشان أورباني
- English
- Fragrant maidenhair
Synonyms
- Adiantum cubense var. nanum Jenman
- Adiantum kunzeanum Klotzsch
- Adiantum laetum C.Presl
- Adiantum urbanianum Brause
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dayron Breto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.