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Southern Maidenhair Fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

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

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 1

Relationship to People

Farmed or Commercially Raised 2

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Adiantum capillus-veneris 6

Conservation Status

Least Concern 6

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Maidenhair Fern

Source Adiantum capillus-veneris (Wikidata)

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Sources

1. Adiantum capillus-veneris (Wikipedia)

Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Adiantum capillus-veneris, the maidenhair fern, southern maidenhair fern, black maidenhair fern and venus hair fern, is a species of ferns in the genus Adiantum and the family Pteridaceae with a subcosmopolitan worldwide distribution.
system statement
It occurs throughout Africa in moist places by streams.

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2. Southern Maidenhair Fern (Wikipedia)

cultivated as a popular garden fern and houseplantView the Source

3. GBIF Species API

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Adiantum capillus-veneris

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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6. 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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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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