Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Adiantum tenerum Sw.
BRITTLE MAIDENHAIR
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Native
Endangered-State
FAC (NWPL)
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Classification
Citation
ADIANTUM TENERUM Swartz, Prodr. 135. 1788.
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JAMAICA: Without data, Swartz s.n. (holotype: S; isotype: B-W).
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
USF
Broward
USF
Citrus
USF
Hernando
USF
Hillsborough
USF
Marion
USF
Miami-Dade
USF
Pinellas
USF
St. Johns
PH
Volusia
PH
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Adiantum extensum
Adiantum extensum Fée, Mém. Foug. 8: 72. 1857.
TYPE: MEXICO: Veracruz:
Adiantum littorale
Adiantum littorale Jenman, Ferns Brit. W. Ind. 96. 1899.
TYPE: JAMAICA: Between Buff Bay and Spring Garden, s.d., Jenman s.n. (holotype: NY?).
Adiantum tenerum var. littorale
Adiantum tenerum Swartz, var. littorale (Jenman) Domin, Rozpr. Král. Ceské Spolecn. Nauk, Tr. Mat.-Prír., ser. 2. 2: 141. 1929.
BASIONYM: Adiantum littorale Jenman 1899.
Adiantum tenerum var. obtusissimum
Adiantum tenerum Swartz, var. obtusissimum H. Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier, ser. 2. 7: 266. 1907.
TYPE: COSTA RICA:
Adiantum trapezoides
Adiantum trapezoides Fée, Mém. Foug. 5: 117. 1852.
TYPE: MEXICO: Veracruz: Puente Nacional, s.n., Galeotti 6317 (holotype: P; isotype: BR).
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Alachua, Broward, Chalma Mun., Citrus, Hatillo Mun., Hernando, Hillsborough, Manchester Par., Marion, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Pinellas, St. Andrew Par., St. Ann Par., St. Elizabeth Par., St. Mary Par., St. Thomas Par.
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1847 - 2015
Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
16 Feb 1964
26840
O. K. LakelaThe sheet consists of material cultivated in Lake County.
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