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Adiantum  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 17307

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): maidenhair fern [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionPolypodiophytina   
                   ClassPolypodiopsida  – leptosporangiate ferns  
                      SubclassPolypodiidae   
                         OrderPolypodiales   
                            SuborderPteridineae   
                               FamilyPteridaceae  – maidenhair ferns  
                                  SubfamilyVittarioideae Link  
                                     GenusAdiantum L. – maidenhair fern  
    Direct Children:  
                                        SpeciesAdiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) C.A. Paris – Aleutian maidenhair, Aleutian maidenhair-fern, adiante des aléoutiennes, five-finger fern 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum anceps Maxon & C.V. Morton – double edge maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum capillus-veneris L. – common maidenhair fern, venus hairfern, common maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum caudatum L. – tailed maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum concinnum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. – polished maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum deltoideum Sw.  
                                        SpeciesAdiantum dolosum Kunze  
                                        SpeciesAdiantum fragile Sw. – fragile maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum hirsutum Bory – hairy maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum hispidulum Sw. – rough maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum jordanii C.H. Mull. – California maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum latifolium Lam. – broadleaf maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum lucidum (Cav.) Sw.  
                                        SpeciesAdiantum lunulatum Burm. f.  
                                        SpeciesAdiantum macrophyllum Sw. – largeleaf maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum melanoleucum Willd. – fragrant maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum obliquum Willd. – oblique maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum pedatum L. – northern maidenhair, maidenhair fern, maidenhair, maidenfern 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum petiolatum Desv. – stalked maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum pulverulentum L. – glossy maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum pyramidale (L.) Willd. – pyramid maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum raddianum C. Presl – delta maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum tenerum Sw. – fan maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum tetraphyllum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. – fourleaf maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum X tracyi C.C. Hall ex W.H. Wagner – Tracy's maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum trapeziforme L. – diamond maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum tricholepis Fée – hairy maidenhair fern, fuzzy maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum villosum L. – woolly maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum viridimontanum C.A. Paris – Green Mountain maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum vivesii Proctor – Puerto Rico maidenhair 
                                        SpeciesAdiantum wilsonii Hook. – Wilson's maidenhair 
       

 References
       
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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Adiantum   
       
  Source: Pteridaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Adiantum   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Adiantum   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Adiantum   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group   
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Systematics and Evolution, vol. 54, no. 6   
  Page(s): 563-603   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1759-6831   
  Notes: doi: 10.1111/jse.12229   
  Reference for: Adiantum   
       

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