Adiantum capillus-veneris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Vittarioideae
Genus: Adiantum
Species: Adiantum capillus-veneris

Name

Adiantum capillus-veneris L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1096 (1753).

Provenance: "Habitat in Europa australi."
Lectotype: Magnol, Herb. Linn. No. 1252.9 (LINN), designated by: Pichi Sermolli, Webbia 12: 678 (1957).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Adiantum coriandrifolium Lam., Fl. Franç. 1: 29 (1778), nom. illeg.
- Adiantum coriandrifolium Bernh., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(1): 315 (1799), nom. illeg.
- Adiantum fontanum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 404 (1796) nom. illeg.
- Adiantum capillus Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 83 (1801), nom. superfl.
- Adiantum cuneifolium Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 612 (1812), nom. illeg.
- Adiantum capillaceum Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 36 (1867), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic
- Adiantum affine Willd., Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 5: 448 (1810).
  - Typus: [Nova Zeelandia], unknown locality and collector (Holotype: B-W 20093-01 0).
- Adiantum emarginatum Bory ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 449 (1810).
- Adiantum fumarioides Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 452 (1810).
- Adiantum africanum R.Br. in J.H.Tuckey, Narr. Exped. Zaire: 463 (1818).
- Adiantum marginatum Schrad., Gött. Gel. Anz. 1818: 918 (1818).
- Adiantum repandum Tausch in Sieber, Fil. exs. n. 176 (1827)
- Adiantum maderense Lowe
- Adiantum moritzianum Link, Fil. Spec.: 71 (1841).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. dissectum B.K.Nayar, Bull. Nation. Bot. Gard. (Lucknow) 52(1): 37 (1962), nom. illeg.
- Adiantum pseudocapillus Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 118 (1852).
- Adiantum formosum J.Rémy ex Gay, Hist. Fis. Pol. Chile Bot. 6: 487 (1853) (non R.Br., nec A.Cunn.)
- Adiantum pubescens var. divaricatum Brack., U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 100 (1854).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. incisum T.Moore, Ferns Gr. Brit.: pl. 45 (1855).
- Adiantum trifidum Willd. ex Bolle, Bonplandia 3: 121 (1855).
  - Adiantum capillus-veneris var. trifidum (Willd. ex Bolle) Milde, f. Eur.: 30 (1867).
  - Adiantum capillus-veneris subsp. trifidum (Willd. ex Bolle) Rivas Mart., Lousã, J.C.Costa & Maria C.Duarte, Int. J. Geobot. Res. 7: 21 (2017).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. trifidum Christ, Bull. Acad. Int. Geogr. Bot. 11: 224 (1902), nom. illeg.
- Adiantum visianii Schloss. & Vuk., Fl. Croat.: 1319 (1869).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. magnificum W.Bull, Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 60: 118 (1871).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. daphnites W.Bull, Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 68: 12 (1872).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. polyhymnia Lowe, Gard. Chron., n.s., 4: 81 (1875).
- Adiantum schaffneri E.Fourn., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 27: 328 (1880).
- Adiantum paradiseae Baker, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 6: 558 (1889).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. fissum Christ, Monsunia 1: 66 (1900).
  - Adiantum capillus-veneris f. fissum (Christ) Ching, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 6: 343 (1957).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. grande Pynaert, Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1890(Suppl.): 4 (1890).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. imbricatum Pynaert, Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1893-1894: 4 (1893).
- Adiantum modestum Underw., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 46 (1901).
  - Adiantum capillus-veneris var. modestum (Underw.) Fernald, Rhodora 52: 206 (1950).
- Adiantum subemarginatum Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 511 (1903).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. sinuatum Christ, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 1: 62 (1905).
- Adiantum michelii Christ, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot., sér. 3, 20: 12 (1910).
- Adiantum rimicola Sloss., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 41(5): 308[–309, pl. 7, f. 1] (1914).
  - Adiantum capillus-veneris f. rimicola (Sloss.) Fernald, Rhodora 52: 208 (1950).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. pinnata Bonap., Notes Ptérid. 4: 78 (1917).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris f. cristatum Moxley, Amer. Fern J. 9: 27 (1919).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. kenyense Chiov., Lav. Ist. Bot. Univ. Modena 6: 146 (1935).
- Adiantum remyanum Espinosa, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat., Santiago de Chile 15: 96, pl. 3, pl. 5, g, h (1936).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. laciniatum Christ ex Tardieu & C.Chr., Fl. Indo-Chine 7(2): 185–186 (1940).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris var. protrusum Fernald, Rhodora 52: 203 (1950).
- Adiantum lingii Ching, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 6: 341 (1957).
- Adiantum capillus-veneris f. lanyuanum W.C.Shieh, Quart. J. Chin. Forest. 2(1): 165 (1968) (accepted by Hassler, WorldPlants).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Belgium, Germany, Netherlands (introduced), Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Slovienia).
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (Santa Maria, Sao Miguel, Terceira, Faial, Flores), Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, Hierro, La Palma), Cape Verde (Santo Antao, Sao Vicente, Sao Nicolau, Sao Tiago, Fogo, Brava), Madeira (Madeira, Ilhas Desertas, Porto Santo).
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgiztan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gruziya).
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel), Sinai, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States (Bahrain, United Emirates), Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya (Bhutan), India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Philippines.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Society Islands, Tubuai Islands.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - New York, Ohio.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central (Mexico State, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala), Mexico Northeast (Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northwest (Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora), Mexico Southwest (Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas).
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands (St. Lucia, St. Vincent).
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Chile Central, Chile North.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1096. Reference page.

Additional references

Bostock, P.D. 1998. Adiantaceae (except Cheilanthes). Pp. 248–271 in MacCarthy, P.M. (ed.), Flora of Australia 48. Ferns, Gymnosperms and allied groups. 766 pp. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0-643-05972-5 PDF Reference page.
Paris, C.A. 1993. Adiantum. Pp. 125–130 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, XVI, 475 pp. ISBN 0-19-508242-7. efloras FNA Website Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page.
Pichi-Sermolli, R.E.G. 1957. Adumbratio Florae Aethiopicae. 5. Parkeriaceae, Adiantaceae, Vittariaceae. Webbia 12(2): 645–703. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1957.10669670 Reference page.
Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. 2021. Pteridaceae. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 30. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln. DOI: 10.7931/dtkj-x078 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adiantum capillus-veneris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 4. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Adiantum capillus-veneris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 May 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Adiantum capillus-veneris. Published online. Accessed: 4 May 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Adiantum capillus-veneris Accessed: 4 May 2022.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Adiantum capillus-veneris in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 4.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Adiantum capillus-veneris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
Adiantum capillus-veneris in Flora Zambesiaca.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Адыянтум венерын волас
български: Венерин косъм
català: Capil·lera
Deutsch: Frauenhaarfarn
English: Maidenhair Fern
suomi: Neidonadiantumi
français: Capillaire de Montpellier
עברית: שערות שולמית מצויות
italiano: Capelvenere
Nederlands: Echt venushaar
polski: Niekropień właściwy
Piemontèis: Capiler
русский: Венерин волос
sardu: Fartzia, Filigheddu
српски / srpski: Венерина влас
lea faka-Tonga: ʻUluʻitāupoʻou
українська: Адіант венерин волос

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