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Adiantum diaphanum

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Filmy maidenhair fern
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Adiantum
Species:
A. diaphanum
Binomial name
Adiantum diaphanum

Adiantum diaphanum, the filmy maidenhair fern, is a species of fern in the genus Adiantum, native to East Asia and Australasia, from southern Japan south to New Zealand. It grows to 20 cm long at the most, with very dark green fronds covered with bristles.

Distribution

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It is native to China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangxi), Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Lin, Youxing; Prado, Jefferson & Gilbert, Michael G. "Adiantum diaphanum". In Wu, Zhengyi; Raven, Peter H. & Hong, Deyuan (eds.). Flora of China (online). eFloras.org. Retrieved 2015-07-31.