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Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

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44.7785, -76.1763

Field Notes

Description:

Delicate, 8-20 in. fronds, with dark, shiny stems, spread their pinnae horizontally in a nearly perfect circle.

Habitat:

Mixed woods close to a stream that joins two marshlands.

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Ferns of Northeastern U.S.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2013

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