The southern maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris, also called Venus hair fern, is a species of fern in the family Pteridaceae with a subcosmopolitan distribution found on every inhabited continent, typically growing on damp, shaded limestone rock and near waterfalls and springs. Its fine, dark, wiry stalks and delicate, fan-shaped leaflets have made it a popular ornamental fern grown both outdoors in mild climates and as a houseplant.
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Classification
Relationship to PeopleFarmed or Commercially Raised 1 Living or Extinct Scientific NameAdiantum capillus-veneris 3 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Adiantum capillus-veneris (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Afghanistan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Albania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Algeria, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Angola, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bahamas, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bangladesh, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belize, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Botswana, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bulgaria, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cambodia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Chad, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Comoros, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cyprus, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Djibouti, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Egypt, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Eswatini, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ethiopia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Fiji, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Georgia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guatemala, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Haiti, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Honduras, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Iran, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Iraq, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Jamaica, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kazakhstan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Laos, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Lesotho, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Libya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Malawi, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mali, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mauritania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mauritius, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Morocco, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
Sources
1. Southern Maidenhair Fern (Wikipedia)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Adiantum capillus-veneris (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q4678994 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q4678994
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Maidenhair Fern, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q673823 (Maidenhair Fern)
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