Adiantum viridimontanum C.A.Paris

Green mountain maidenhair (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Pteridaceae > Vittarioideae > Adiantum

Characteristics

Stems short-creeping; scales bronzy deep yellow, concolored, margins entire. Leaves arching to stiffly erect, often densely clustered, 38--75(--90) cm. Petiole 1--3 mm diam., glabrous, often glaucous. Blade fan-shaped to funnel-shaped, pseudopedate, 1-pinnate distally, 10--35 × 10--35(--45) cm, glabrous; proximal pinnae 2--7-pinnate; rachis straight, glabrous, often glaucous. Segment stalks (0.4--)0.6--1.5(--1.9) mm, dark color commonly entering into segment base. Ultimate segments long-triangular, ca. 2.5 times as long as broad; basiscopic margin oblique; acroscopic margin lobed, lobes separated by narrow (less than 1 mm) incisions; apex acute, usually entire. False indusia transversely oblong, mostly 2--5(--10) mm, glabrous. Spores mostly 45--58 µm diam. 2 n = 116.
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Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Images

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Distribution

Adiantum viridimontanum world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17546060-1
WFO ID wfo-0001114721
COL ID 653CR
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Synonyms

Adiantum viridimontanum