Adiantum venustum, the evergreen maidenhair or Himalayan maidenhair, is a species of fern in the genus Adiantum of the family Pteridaceae, native to China and the Himalayas. It is a slow to establish plant that usually grows on moist rocks and soil with a good amount of humus and dead leaves. It is very hardy, largely evergreen to −10 °C, when it becomes deciduous. It is also known as black Hansraj in India for its black stalks at the fronds.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Himalayan maidenhair fern being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Adiantum fragile
- Adiantum atroviride
- Adiantum raddianum
- Adiantum andicola
- Adiantum shastense
- Adiantum concinnum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Adiantum
- Species
- Adiantum venustum
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