Ferns of Barbados

Pteridaceae

 Adiantum capillus-veneris L.
Sp. Pl. 2:1096. 1753.
Synonyms of this taxon attributed to Barbados none
General Distribution British Columbia, S. U.S.A., Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Greater and Lesser Antilles, Barbados, Trinidad, Europe, Asia, Africa, Comoro and Mascarene Islands, Hawaii, Australia
Flora of the Lesser Antilles Dominica, St.Lucia, St.Vincent, Grenada, Barbados
Ferns of Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands Puerto Rico
Flora Mesomericana Mexico (Chiapas), Belize, Guatemala, Honduras


Photos of plants from Texas and Hawaii and of a spore

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Ethnobotanical and Medicinal uses

Cultivation notes

Conservation in Victoria, Australia

 

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