Pteridaceae

Stalked maidenhair

Adiantum petiolatum Desv.

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Adiantum

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Stalked maidenhair (Adiantum petiolatum) — Photo: Anthony Batista, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: برشاوشان مسوق
Chinese: 斜基铁线蕨
English: Stalked maidenhair

Synonyms

Adiantum kaulfussii Kunze
Adiantum lucidum var. pinnatum E.Fourn.
Adiantum obliquum
Adiantum oblongatum Schrad.
Adiantum platyphyllum Kunze
Adiantum platyphyllum var. kaulfussii (Kunze) Baker

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Anthony Batista, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pablo Cauã da Silva Toledo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brodie Cass Talbott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vincent A. Vos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Schmidt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, 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.