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Cressler, Alan

Adiantum aleuticum

Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris

Aleutian Maidenhair, Five-finger Fern, Five Finger Maidenhair, Western Maidenhair

Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family)

Synonym(s): Adiantum pedatum ssp. aleuticum, Adiantum pedatum ssp. calderi, Adiantum pedatum ssp. subpumilum, Adiantum pedatum var. aleuticum, Adiantum pedatum var. subpumilum

USDA Symbol: ADAL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Fern
Size Notes: Fronds up to about 44 inches long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating species. Flowering time refers to sporulating period.

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , MD , ME , MI , MT , NV , OR , PA , UT , VT , WA , WV , WY
Canada: AB , BC , NL , QC
Native Habitat: Wooded ravines, shaded banks, talus slopes, serpentine barrens, coastal headlands.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC	FAC	FAC		FAC	FAC			FACU	FAC

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Adiantum aleuticum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Adiantum aleuticum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Adiantum aleuticum

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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