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Common Maidenhair
Adiantum aethiopicum
Adiantum aethiopicum
A perennial fern with a creeping and branched rhizome above or below ground. The rhizome is covered with scales and tapers to a long tip. Spore are produced in sporangia which are found beneath a pinnule lobe, covered by a half-moon shaped leaf flap. Occurs in exposed or protected habitats, particularly near creeks and on shaded hillsides.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Fern |
| Group | Fern |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | Characteristic lacy foliage. |
| Life Form Group | Fern |
| Life Form Codes | Ground Fern (GF) |
| EVC types | EVC 649: Stony Knoll Shrubland EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Not listed |
| Family | Pteridaceae |
| Genus | Adiantum |
| Species | aethiopicum |
Found across southern Victoria and all Australian states. Also found in New Zealand and in south and tropical Africa.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
