Scientific Name: Adiantum diaphanum

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  • Common Name:
    Filmy 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:
    Rainforests, creek banks, rock wall crevices,
  • Species List:
    Janet, Batianoff 87, Kin Kin Scrub
Identification Notes

Lamina simply pinnate Rootlets bearing small tuber-like outgrowths Similar to A. aethiopicum but has a more delicate drooping appearance

Landscaping Notes

Shade. Pot plant or hanging basket. Terrarium.