California Maidenhair Fern

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Adiantum jordanii

California Maidenhair Fern, a reference photo
Photo: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service · Public domain

Adiantum jordanii is a perennial species of maidenhair fern, in the Vittarioideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. The species is known by the common name California maidenhair.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of California 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Pteridaceae
Species
Adiantum jordanii

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