Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Venus maidenhair fern, southern maidenhair
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Venus maidenhair fern, southern maidenhair

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Familia:

Pteridaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

fern

Tamaño:

Hanging or low-growing fern, 1-2 ft tall by 1 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Evergreen.

Destacado por:

Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Small specimen plant or groundcover. Also grows well as a container plant. A good addition to a rock garden. Prefers settings that are well drained but moist (Osario 2001).  Note that the range, as shown is where limestore is is near the surface.  If you have it planted near concrete or limestore, it should do well throughout Florida.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

FNPS Plant Sales, Specialty Provider, Friends

Propagación:

Spreads gradually and can be propagated by division. Also can be propagated by spores.

Luz:

Part Sun, Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10A

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Said to be resistant to deer.

Hábitats nativos:

Moist hammocks and can grow attached to rock outcroppings if moisture is consistently present in the area.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Widespread but sparse distribution in Florida largely based on where limestone is exposed at the surface.  If you have limestone it is appropriate to plant it even if the location is not shown on the map.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


North Carolina Cooperative Extension. North Carolina Extension Gardener's Toolbox: Adiantum capillus-veneris. ( https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/Adiantum-capillus-veneris/ ). Accessed 2025.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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