Scientific Name: Adiantum formosum

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  • Pronunciation:
    aye-dee-AN-tum for-MOW-sum
  • Common Name:
    Black-stemmed Maidenhair
  • Type:
    Fern
  • Family:
    ADIANTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Ferns do not have flowers or fruit but produce spores on the backs of their leaves throughout the year.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest
  • Species List:
    Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, Janet, Upper Yandina Creek,
Identification Notes

Terminal primary pinnae much shorter than the basal pinnae; indusia oblong to broadly kidney-shaped; undersurface of pinnules glabrous, rarely with some whitish hairs; stipe rough dark brown, shiny with scales towards the base

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list Shade||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||