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Adiantum alarconianum is a South American maidenhair fern. First scientifically collected in the early 1800s in Ecuador, it is found in neighboring parts of Peru as well. Its iridescent stem scales help to differentiate it from other related ferns.
Adiantum incisum Presl was described as occurring in Guayas Province, near Guayaquil, and in Mexico, but the latter reference is now held to be an error. The type specimen of A. alarconianum was also collected near Guayaquil. It has been collected in a number of locations in western Ecuador and in the Galápagos Islands, and in the nearby Tumbes Province of Peru. Peruvian specimens were collected in woods.
Adiantum aethiopicum · Aleutian maidenhair · Adiantum amblyopteridium · Maidenhair fern · Bermuda Maidenhair Fern · Common maidenhair · Tailed maidenhair · Chilean Maidenhair Fern · Adiantum ciliatum · Polished maidenhair · Cunningham's Maidenhair · Adiantum diaphanum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Adiantum alarconianum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
