Adiantum latifolium
Broadleaf Maidenhair
Also known as: Adiantum denticulatum var. humile Kuhn +15 more
- Adiantum denticulatum var. humile Kuhn
- Adiantum denticulatum var. obtusum Mett. ex Kuhn
- Adiantum elatum Desv.
- Adiantum fovearum Raddi
- Adiantum fovearum var. major Rosenst.
- Adiantum fovearum var. majus Rosenst.
- Adiantum fovearum var. reductum Jenman
- Adiantum glaziouvii Baker
- Adiantum glaziovii Baker
- Adiantum intermedium var. medioximum Christ
- Adiantum intermedium var. triangulatum (Kaulf.) T.Moore
- Adiantum latifolium var. grisebachianum Domin
- Adiantum lucidum var. bipinnatum Mett. ex E.Fourn.
- Adiantum sordidum Lindm.
- Adiantum triangulatum Kaulf.
- Adiantum triangulatum var. acuminatum Jenman
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pteridaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Adiantum latifolium (commonly known as Broadleaf Maidenhair) is a fern within the Pteridaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, India, Malaya, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand