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Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

156Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
19Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb12
Mar8
Apr17
May15
Jun18
Jul7
Aug12
Sep19
Oct7
Nov12
Dec10

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cumbria England18
2Cornwall England10
3Bath and North East Somerset England9
4Worcestershire England6
5Bury England5
6Oxfordshire England4
7Surrey England3
8Devon England2
9Somerset England2
10Cambridgeshire England1
11Kent England1
12North Yorkshire England1
13Bristol, City of England1
14North Tyneside England1
15Wirral England1
146 England3 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
156
Peak month
September
Counties with records
19
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
577
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Pteridaceae
Genus
Adiantum
Name with authority
Adiantum capillus-veneris L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q4678994 · GBIF 2651816