Adiantum jordanii

Adiantum jordanii subsp. var.	Californian maidenhair
	Habit: fern Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 12in24in 12in24in Height: ⇕ 12 in to 24 in Width: ⇔ 12 in to 24 in Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ California, S Oregon Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀	Exposure: ☼ part-sun, shade Water: ◍ wet, moist Features: ✓ foliage, ground cover Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number. USDA Zones: 8 to 10 Sunset Zones: 5-9, 14-24 Flower features: ❀
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Adiantum jordanii is a perennial species of maidenhair fern known by the common name California maidenhair.

It is native to California and Baja California. A. jordanii is found in the southernmost part of its range in Baja California with such flora associates as Mimulus aridus and Daucus pusillus.

Each trailing leaf may reach over half a meter in length and is made up of many rounded green segments. Each segment has two to four lobes and it may split between the lobes, the underside of each segment bearing one to four sori.

Adiantum jordanii, from native plant nurseries, is used in native plant and wildlife gardens.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Adiantum jordanii, C. Muell. (A. emarginatum, D. C. Eaton, not Hook.). Lvs. 1 ft. or more long, 6 in. wide, mostly twice pinnate, with nearly semicircular lfts.; sori elongate, the indusium almost continuous around the margin of the lft. Calif, and Ore. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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