Northern Maindenhair Fern (Fiddlehead) - Adiantum pedatum

Just starting to uncurl...

Habitat: Bog

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice! This plant seems beautiful at all stages. Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, it is gorgeous! Posted 5 years ago

Barry

Lion

That is an amazing image - and a great reminder of how wonderful the natural world is even close to home. Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, I love fiddleheads :). Posted 5 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