
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.
Habitat: Spotted in a mixed bog

"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.
Similar species: Polypodiales
By Christine Young
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Uploaded May 2, 2020. Captured May 1, 2020 22:12 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.