Pteridaceae - maidenhair fern family
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Maine is home to 4 species in 2 genera (hybrids excluded). If you know which species you have or are interested in learning about, click on the appropriate link from the species list below. Otherwise, to determine which genus your maidenhair fern belongs to, refer to the table below the species list.

   Adiantum (3 species)
      Adiantum aleuticum - western maidenhair fern
      Adiantum pedatum - northern maidenhair fern
      Adiantum viridimontanum - Greem Mountain maidenhair fern
   Cryptogramma (1 species)
      Cryptogramma stelleri - slender rock-brake

	char. 1	char. 2	char. 3	char. 4	char. 5	char. 6
Adiantum
Cryptogramma stelleri

Adiantum (maidenhair fern)
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	char. 1	char. 2	char. 3	char. 4	char. 5	char. 6
A. aleuticum
A. pedatum
A. viridimontanum

Adiantum aleuticum (western maidenhair fern) - [information to be added]

Adiantum pedatum (northern maidenhair fern) - [information to be added]
   
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Adiantum viridimontanum (Green Mountain maidenhair fern) - [information to be added]

Cryptogramma (rock-brake)
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Cryptogramma stelleri (slender rock-brake) - [information to be added]

Note:
   1. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow Flora Novae Angliae by Arthur Haines (2011, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17154-9).