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western maidenhair fern

Adiantum aleuticum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 305, February 283, March 439, April 514, May 871, June 951, July 745, August 580, September 479, October 342, November 275, December 279.
United States12,401
Canada6,174
British Columbia5,851
California5,552
Washington4,127
Oregon3,322
Quebec362
Alaska359
Idaho195
Newfoundland and Labrador188

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Traits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
Familybrake family · Pteridaceae
Genusmaidenhair ferns · Adiantum

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