

How to identify Southern maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris)
Southern maidenhair fern, also known as Venus maidenhair fern, Black maidenhair fern, Venus' hair fern
Southern maidenhair fern displays a delicate, graceful appearance with its membranous, decompound fronds that lie in a single flat plane. Each frond comprises wiry, black stipes and rachises that contrast sharply with the bright green, triangular pinnules which are neatly lobed and line the frond in the same plane. The pinnules feature unique marginal sori, each protected by a small, curled flap of leaf tissue. This distinctive arrangement of spores contributes to southern maidenhair fern's identifiable characteristics, making it a fascinating specimen for enthusiasts.
Delicate, decompound fronds in a single plane
Bright green, lobed pinnules with unique marginal sori
Shiny black or purple-tinted wiry stipe
Bipinnate or tripinnate leaves with fan-shaped segments
Membranous texture with weakly glaucous undersides
The leaves of southern maidenhair fern are delicate, bright green fronds that are bipinnate to tripinnate. They exhibit an arching or pendent form with 3 to 6 pairs of pinnae. The segments are fan-shaped, measuring about 0.25 to 0.75 inches (0.6 to 1.9 cm) in length. The undersides are weakly glaucous and have a membranous texture. Pinnae are often decompound and flabellately branched with somewhat triangular, broadly cuneate, deeply cut lobed pinnules. The wiry stipe is shiny black or tinged purple.
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Scientific Classification of Southern maidenhair fern