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Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum Maindenhair ferns have fan-shaped whorls of leaflets that are held horizontally. The subleaflets are oblong and are toothed on one edge. The spore cases are located along the toothed edges. The stalks are black and wiry. <br /> <br /> Spotted in a rich, deciduous forest. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60749/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html" title="Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/60749_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=xyjSVmkOxSCOVkxLi15h0x%2BFoA8%3D" width="200" height="140" alt="Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum Maindenhair ferns have fan-shaped whorls of leaflets that are held horizontally. The subleaflets are oblong and are toothed on one edge. The spore cases are located along the toothed edges. 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The stalks are black and wiry. <br /> <br /> Spotted in a rich, deciduous forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60750/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60749/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60747/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60746/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html Adiantum,Adiantum pedatum,Geotagged,Maindenhair,Maindenhair Fern,Northern maidenhair,Spring,United States,fer" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60747/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html" title="Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/60747_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=IeQUkBW%2Bnm6MKg8%2FUY%2B1lAvoqag%3D" width="116" height="152" alt="Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum These fronds were just starting to uncurl. 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The stalks are black and wiry. <br /> <br /> Spotted in a rich, deciduous forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60750/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60749/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60748/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60746/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html Adiantum,Adiantum pedatum,Geotagged,Maindenhair,Maindenhair Fern,Northern Maindenhair Fern,Northern maidenhair,Spring,United States,fern" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60746/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html" title="Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/60746_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=mr6RyWZF5xRAn6fofB%2FNmzFuL0A%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum These fronds were just starting to uncurl. Maindenhair ferns have fan-shaped whorls of leaflets that are held horizontally. The subleaflets are oblong and are toothed on one edge. The spore cases are located along the toothed edges. The stalks are black and wiry. <br /> <br /> Spotted in a rich, deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60750/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60749/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60748/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60747/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html Adiantum,Adiantum pedatum,Geotagged,Northern maidenhair,Spring,United States,fern,maidenhair,maidenhair fern" /></a></figure> Adiantum pedatum,Geotagged,Northern maidenhair,Spring,United States,adiantum,fern,maidenhair,maidenhair fern Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum

Maindenhair ferns have fan-shaped whorls of leaflets that are held horizontally. The subleaflets are oblong and are toothed on one edge. The spore cases are located along the toothed edges. The stalks are black and wiry.

Spotted in a rich, deciduous forest.

Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum Maindenhair ferns have fan-shaped whorls of leaflets that are held horizontally. The subleaflets are oblong and are toothed on one edge. The spore cases are located along the toothed edges. The stalks are black and wiry. <br /> <br /> Spotted in a rich, deciduous forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60750/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60748/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60747/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60746/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html Adiantum pedatum,Geotagged,Maindenhair,Maindenhair Fern,Northern maidenhair,Spring,United States,adiantum,fern

Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum Maindenhair ferns have fan-shaped whorls of leaflets that are held horizontally. The subleaflets are oblong and are toothed on one edge. The spore cases are located along the toothed edges. The stalks are black and wiry. <br /> <br /> Spotted in a rich, deciduous forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60750/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60749/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60747/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60746/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html Adiantum,Adiantum pedatum,Geotagged,Maindenhair,Maindenhair Fern,Northern maidenhair,Spring,United States,fer

Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum These fronds were just starting to uncurl. Maindenhair ferns have fan-shaped whorls of leaflets that are held horizontally. The subleaflets are oblong and are toothed on one edge. The spore cases are located along the toothed edges. The stalks are black and wiry. <br /> <br /> Spotted in a rich, deciduous forest. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60750/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60749/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60748/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60746/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html Adiantum,Adiantum pedatum,Geotagged,Maindenhair,Maindenhair Fern,Northern Maindenhair Fern,Northern maidenhair,Spring,United States,fern

Northern Maindenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum These fronds were just starting to uncurl. Maindenhair ferns have fan-shaped whorls of leaflets that are held horizontally. The subleaflets are oblong and are toothed on one edge. The spore cases are located along the toothed edges. The stalks are black and wiry. <br /> <br /> Spotted in a rich, deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60750/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60749/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60748/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60747/northern_maindenhair_fern_-_adiantum_pedatum.html Adiantum,Adiantum pedatum,Geotagged,Northern maidenhair,Spring,United States,fern,maidenhair,maidenhair fern

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Gotta love the beautiful patterns these ferns display! Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Agreed! This species is one of my favorites! Posted 7 years ago

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The Northern maidenhair fern

"Adiantum pedatum", the northern maidenhair fern or five-fingered fern, is a species of fern in the family Pteridaceae, native to moist forests in eastern North America. Like other ferns in the genus, the name maidenhair refers to the slender, shining black stipes.

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Similar species: Polypodiales
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Uploaded May 29, 2018. Captured May 21, 2018 13:57 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/166s
  • ISO125
  • 100mm

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