Maidenhair Fern, also called Western Maidenhair, is most likely found in areas that are moist and shady. Maidenhair Ferns are perhaps the prettiest of NW ferns. Found in shady, moist soil sites along streams and wetlands. Foliage disappears in the Fall to emerge again
in the Spring. Our area hosts disjunct populations of the eastern species (pedatum) with shiny black stems and is more erect than our western (aleuticum) species. Mature specimens of both are found by Kiosk 1 along the streambed; PLC’s sponsored WWU SAM Project’s extinction probability is slight, <.0001%. A Fern and a member of the Pteridaceae Family, it grows by Kiosk 01. Pilchuck Learning Center’s sponsored Western Washington State University SAM Project extinction possibility is slight; unlikely to be extinct soon as it is found in other areas of North America.
http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Adiantum+aleuticum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiantum_aleuticum
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ADAL
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Adiatum aleuticum
https://www.plc215.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kiosk-01.pdf
http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/botany-and-herbarium/collections/database/results.php?Genus=Adiantum&Species=aleuticum&SourcePage=search.php&IncludeSynonyms=Y&SortBy=DESC&SortOrder=Year
The Western Maidenhair Fern is:
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