Adiantum bessoniae

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	Habit: Ferns Height: ⇕ Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼ part to full shade Water: ◍ ample Features: ✓ foliage Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones: Sunset Zones: n/a
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This is a species of Maidenhair fern.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Adiantum bessoniae, Jenman. Lvs. 11-16 in. long, the stalks in tufts, stiff, black, shiny, with a few pale scales; lf.-blades deltoid, 4-pinnate, the pinnula: very densely imbricated so that many of them are covered over. Trinidad. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Need shade, steady moisture. Grow in rich organic matter.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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