Several semi-circles of maidenhair fern are among other forest plants.

A large group of maidenhair fern with its eyecatching circular shape are present in the forest.

A group of small maidenhair ferns are in a pot ready for a sale.

Several small maidenhair ferns are in a quart pot ready for a sale.

A fifteen quart tray holds 15 maidenhair ferns ready for a sale.

Unfurling maidenhair fern is red. The red stems hold the unfurling leaves.

A newly opened maidenhair ferns shares forest space with skunk cabbage.

Newly opened maidenhair fern is on the forest floor with false solomon's seal and white trillium.

The underside of a maidenhair fern frond shows the sori covered in the folded over pinna.

Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)

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Maidenhair Fern is a beautiful eye-catching fern that grows in rich, moist places throughout Michigan. It spreads slowly, and is often seen in the forest as a grouping of plants.

The semi-circle (actually, nearly a whole circle) is one leaf with pinnae spreading in all directions. The pinnae have leaflets that are uniquely shaped (see photos). The leaves are held up by a dark smooth stem. If you turn over the frond during the time that spores are present, you will see that the sori (groups of spores) have a covering that is the folded over end of the pinna. Other ferns have an a different kind of covering for the sori called an indusium.

When Maidenhair Fern pushes up in the spring, it is red in color and as a group they look quite ethereal.

These ferns do need moisture and are typically found at the base of hills or in depressions in the forest.

Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)

Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Maidenhair Fern

height: 1-2 feet

soil: medium, rich

sun: shade, dappled light

plant spacing: 18”

life cycle: perennial

family: Pteridaceae

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2.5" pot quart bare root

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Maidenhair Fern is a beautiful eye-catching fern that grows in rich, moist places throughout Michigan. It spreads slowly, and is often seen in the forest as a grouping of plants.

The semi-circle (actually, nearly a whole circle) is one leaf with pinnae spreading in all directions. The pinnae have leaflets that are uniquely shaped (see photos). The leaves are held up by a dark smooth stem. If you turn over the frond during the time that spores are present, you will see that the sori (groups of spores) have a covering that is the folded over end of the pinna. Other ferns have an a different kind of covering for the sori called an indusium.

When Maidenhair Fern pushes up in the spring, it is red in color and as a group they look quite ethereal.

These ferns do need moisture and are typically found at the base of hills or in depressions in the forest.

Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)

Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Maidenhair Fern

height: 1-2 feet

soil: medium, rich

sun: shade, dappled light

plant spacing: 18”

life cycle: perennial

family: Pteridaceae

Maidenhair Fern is a beautiful eye-catching fern that grows in rich, moist places throughout Michigan. It spreads slowly, and is often seen in the forest as a grouping of plants.

The semi-circle (actually, nearly a whole circle) is one leaf with pinnae spreading in all directions. The pinnae have leaflets that are uniquely shaped (see photos). The leaves are held up by a dark smooth stem. If you turn over the frond during the time that spores are present, you will see that the sori (groups of spores) have a covering that is the folded over end of the pinna. Other ferns have an a different kind of covering for the sori called an indusium.

When Maidenhair Fern pushes up in the spring, it is red in color and as a group they look quite ethereal.

These ferns do need moisture and are typically found at the base of hills or in depressions in the forest.

Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)

Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Maidenhair Fern

height: 1-2 feet

soil: medium, rich

sun: shade, dappled light

plant spacing: 18”

life cycle: perennial

family: Pteridaceae

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Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)

Maidenhair Fern is a beautiful eye-catching fern that grows in rich, moist places throughout Michigan. It spreads slowly, and is often seen in the forest as a grouping of plants.

When Maidenhair Fern pushes up in the spring, it is red in color and as a group they look quite ethereal.

These ferns do need moisture and are typically found at the base of hills or in depressions in the forest.

Maidenhair Fern is a beautiful eye-catching fern that grows in rich, moist places throughout Michigan. It spreads slowly, and is often seen in the forest as a grouping of plants.

When Maidenhair Fern pushes up in the spring, it is red in color and as a group they look quite ethereal.

These ferns do need moisture and are typically found at the base of hills or in depressions in the forest.

Maidenhair Fern is a beautiful eye-catching fern that grows in rich, moist places throughout Michigan. It spreads slowly, and is often seen in the forest as a grouping of plants.

When Maidenhair Fern pushes up in the spring, it is red in color and as a group they look quite ethereal.

These ferns do need moisture and are typically found at the base of hills or in depressions in the forest.

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