Northern maidenhair
Adiantum pedatum L.
- light
- Part–shade
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 61 cm
- wide
- 69 cm
Pteridaceae
Also called Northern maidenhair fern
Formerly Adiantum americanum, Adiantum grandifolium
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Perennial or rhizomatous geophyteKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Himalaya to Russian Far East and Korea, Subarctic America to NC. & E. U.S.A.Kew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Part shade to shade (under 6 h)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 30 cm to 91 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 46 cm to 91 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -40 °C (USDA zone 3a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: flowers, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (8)
- Chinese
- 铁扇子, 掌叶铁线蕨, 铁丝七
- German
- Pfauenrad-Frauenhaarfarn
- French
- Adiante du Canada
- Japanese
- クジャクシダ
- Dutch
- Hoefijzervaren
- Russian
- Адиантум стоповидный
- Swedish
- Frilandsadiantum
- Simplified Chinese
- 掌叶铁线蕨
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY 2.0
- 3D model: Adiantum pedatum (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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