Adiantum aleuticum

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Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum aleuticum): Perennial fern with fan-shaped delicate fronds common on wet cliffs and forested wet areas, especially on slopes and rocky areas. Expected throughout the region, except possibly the far northern parts (FNA map), this species has been collected (in Arctos as A. pedatum) widely throughout the region south of Juneau and Icy Strait, though most collections appear to be from islands.

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Local Notes

• Sitka/Adiantum aleuticum: Scattered, but usually not hard to find in appropriate habitat. Occasionally abundant. Most easily observed on wet cliffs along Sawmill Creek Road or Blue Lake Road. (edit)

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References

Weblinks

• USDAPLANTS page for Adiantum aleuticum
• FNA page for Adiantum aleuticum
• PFAF page for Adiantum aleuticum
• e-FloraBC page for Adiantum aleuticum

• PacNW Herbaria Records for Adiantum aleuticum
• Search Arctos Database for Adiantum aleuticum (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Adiantum aleuticum (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Adiantum aleuticum
• iNaturalist Observations for Adiantum aleuticum in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Muller: [as A. pedatum] gen; wet areas, wet rockcliffs
• Hall 2010: [as A. pedatum] Occasional to common on wet areas including wet rock cliffs, stream banks and the spray zone of waterfalls. Often on humus-covered talus slopes and moist limestone soils.

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