Adiantum capillus-veneris
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Adiantum capillus-veneris L. |
Adiantum capillus-veneris (Black Maidenhair Fern) is a species of fern in the genus Adiantum with a subcosmopolitan distribution, native to western and southern Europe, Africa, North America, Central America.
It grows to 20-70 cm tall, with very delicate, light green fronds much subdivided into pinnae 5-10 mm long and broad; the frond rachis is black and wiry.
It is commonly grown as a houseplant.