Adiantum reniforme

Lotus-leaved maidenhair fern
	The underside of the leaf showing the marginal indusium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Pteridaceae
Genus:	Adiantum
Species:	A. reniforme
Binomial name
	Adiantum reniforme; L.

Adiantum reniforme (lotus-leaved maidenhair fern) is a species of fern in the genus Adiantum (maidenhairs), family Pteridaceae.[1] It grows in sheltered rock crevices and on walls. It is native to East Africa, Madagascar, Comoros and the Madeira, Canary and Cape Verde islands.[2]

Notes

Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2.
"Adiantum reniforme L." Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

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[Christenhusz-2011-1] Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2.

[2] "Adiantum reniforme L." Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 21 September 2022.