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Adiantum capillus-veneris

Maidenhair Fern; Venushair Fern

A member of the Pteridaceae, the Maidenhair Fern Family

Image of Adiantum capillus-veneris at Grand Canyon National Park.

Habit, detail of image below.
On rock walls at Dripping Springs, Grand Canyon National Park.

25 June 2002

 

Image of Adiantum capillus-veneris at Grand Canyon National Park, showing habitat on shaded rock wall.

Habitat.
Location and date as above.

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page updated 26 May 2008.

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