Other common names:
Northern Maidenhair Fern French names:
Adiante pédalé Family: Maidenhair Fern Family (Pteridaceae) Distinctive features:
Unique form, unmistakable. Similar species: • Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) - similar only in name. Leaves: Thrice divided Height:
25-45 cm (10-18 in) Stem:
Dark. Habitat: Forests Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Common.
Notes:
A strikingly beautiful fern, extremely photogenic!
For more information visit: Ontario Ferns Photographs:
221 photographs available, of which 12 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
The delicate beauty of Maidenhair Fern is unmistakable. There is no other fern like it in Ontario.
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website
and is displayed here in accordance with their
Policies)
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