Pteridaceae
Glossy maidenhair
Adiantum pulverulentum
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Adiantum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- برشاوشان مغبر
- English
- Glossy maidenhair
Synonyms
- Adiantum apiculatum Schrad.
- Adiantum claussenii Fée
- Adiantum kunzeanum C.Presl
- Adiantum monosoratum Willd.
- Adiantum monotis Nees
- Adiantum propinquum Fée
- Adiantum pulverulentum var. biserratum Hieron.
- Adiantum pulverulentum var. crenato-serrata Hieron.
- Adiantum umbrosum Willd.
- Pteris dolabriformis Poir.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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.