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Adiantum diaphanum

filmy maidenhair

Synonyms
Adiantum birkenheadii
Adiantum setulosum
Botanical details
Family
Pteridaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Adiantum

Genus description

Adiantum can be deciduous or evergreen ferns with shiny black stalks bearing simple or more usually pinnately divided fronds, the segments fan-shaped, oblong or rounded, carrying spores under reflexed marginal flaps

Name status

Correct

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