Pteridaceae
Fan maidenhair
Adiantum tenerum
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Adiantum
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- برشاوشان دقيق
- arz
- برشاوشان دقيق
- Chinese
- 脆鐵線蕨, 脆铁线蕨
- English
- Fan maidenhair
- Indonesian
- Suplir rumpun
- Polish
- Niekropień delikatny
Synonyms
- Adiantum assimile Link
- Adiantum bessoniae Jenman
- Adiantum bessonianum O'Brien
- Adiantum extensum Fée
- Adiantum fergusonii T.Moore
- Adiantum ghiesbreghtii Anon.
- Adiantum littorale Jenman
- Adiantum multiforme A.Br.
- Adiantum tenerum var. littorale (Jenman) Domin
- Adiantum tenerum var. majus T.Moore
- Adiantum tenerum var. minus Kunze
- Adiantum tenerum var. obtusissimum Christ
- Adiantum tenerum var. rotundatum T.Moore
- Adiantum trapeziforme var. trapezoides (Fée) Baker
- Adiantum trapezoides Fée
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Andreas Christian Yudhistira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kembangraps, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kembangraps, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Adiantum
- Common maidenhairAdiantum capillus-venerisPteridaceae
- Rough maidenhairAdiantum hispidulumPteridaceae
- Delta maidenhairAdiantum raddianumPteridaceae
- Northern maidenhairAdiantum pedatumPteridaceae
- Adiantum diaphanumPteridaceae
- Peruvian maidenhairAdiantum peruvianumPteridaceae
- Aleutian maidenhairAdiantum aleuticumPteridaceae
- Adiantum reniformePteridaceae
- Green Mountain maidenhairAdiantum viridimontanumPteridaceae
- Evergreen maidenhairAdiantum venustumPteridaceae
- Adiantum edgeworthiiPteridaceae
- Adiantum aethiopicumPteridaceae
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.