Pteridaceae
Diamond maidenhair
Adiantum trapeziforme
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Adiantum
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- برشاوشان مربعي الشكل
- arz
- برشاوشان مربعى الشكل
- Chinese
- 梯叶铁线蕨
- English
- Diamond maidenhair
- Japanese
- アジアンタム・トラペジフォルメ
Synonyms
- Adiantum cultratum J.Sm. ex Hook.
- Adiantum eminens C.Presl
- Adiantum formosissimum Klotzsch
- Adiantum rhomboideum Schkuhr
- Adiantum schmalzii Rosenst.
- Adiantum trapeziforme var. catharinae Regel
- Adiantum trapeziforme var. cultratum (J.Sm. ex Hook.) Hook. & Baker
- Adiantum trapeziforme var. incisum Christ
- Adiantum trapeziforme var. oblongatum T.Moore
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Oeropium, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: P. J. de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rudolphous, 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
- Fan maidenhairAdiantum tenerumPteridaceae
- Evergreen maidenhairAdiantum venustumPteridaceae
- Adiantum edgeworthiiPteridaceae
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.