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Tracy's Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum × tracyi)

Tracy's Maidenhair
Frond detail

Overview

Tracy's Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum × tracyi) is a natural hybrid between A. jordanii and A. capillus-veneris, found in California. It combines the delicate beauty of both parents.

Taxonomy

Family:	Pteridaceae
Genus:	Adiantum (ad-ee-AN-tum)
Species:	× tracyi (TRAY-see-eye)

Description

Fronds are 20–40 cm long, bipinnate, with wedge-shaped pinnae intermediate between the parents. Stipes are black, wiry. The hybrid is sterile, reproducing only vegetatively.

Habitat and Cultivation

Found in moist, shaded rock crevices in California. In cultivation, similar to other maidenhairs: cool, moist, well-drained soil in shade. A collector's item for fern enthusiasts.

Ferns: Walking Fern (Asplenium rhizophyllum): Unique Fern That "Walks" Across Rocks; Log Fern (Dryopteris celsa): Tall, Hybrid Wood Fern for Moist Shade; 'Pacific Maid' Delta Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum raddianum): Compact, Vigorous Cultivar; 'Argentine Lace' Meadow-Rue Maidenhair (Adiantum thalictroides): Ultra-Fine, Lacy Cultivar; Woodwardia unigemmata: Chain Fern; Pyrrosia hastata: Felt Fern; Himalayan Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum venustum); Adder's-tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum); California Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum jordanii); Japanese Brake Fern (Pteris nipponica): Elegant Variegated Fern for Shade

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