Adiantum poiretii
Mexican Maidenhair
Also known as: Adiantum crenatum f. glabra Hieron. +4 more
- Adiantum crenatum f. glabra Hieron.
- Adiantum gratum Fée
- Adiantum poiretii f. glabra (Hieron.) Hicken & Capurro
- Adiantum thalictroides f. bottinii Giudice & NietoFel.
- Adiantum thalictroides var. hirsutum (Grev. & Hook.) DeLaSota
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pteridaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Adiantum poiretii (commonly known as Mexican maidenhair) is a fern within the Pteridaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring botanical forms and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Southern South America, Subantarctic Islands, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Free State, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Réunion, Socotra, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tristan da Cunha, Uganda, Uruguay, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms