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.

Habitat: Forested wetland

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Forgive if I'm too fast to mention that something's up with the geotag. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Oops, thanks! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I think for next year I'm going to travel to that 0,0 coordinate location just to mess with people. Then for each photo people will say "Something's up with your geotag", and then I'll have my smug "Nope!" moment. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Haha, perfect! Posted 6 years ago

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

Species identified by Christine Young