Adiantum macrophyllum
A widespread neotropical maidenhair with simply pinnate fronds of large, broad pinnae. Its new fronds often flush pink to red. It ranges from Mexico and the Caribbean to Bolivia and northern Argentina, from near sea level to about 2,400 m. It is one of the more forgiving tropical maidenhairs to grow: give it warmth, humidity and bright shade.
Where it grows wild
It grows in forest understorey and on shaded banks. The Colombian catalogue lists it across the Andes, the Guiana region, the Caribbean plain and the Pacific lowlands, describes it as herbaceous, and records local uses of its vascular strands for necklace cord.
Recorded at 5–2,425 m, median 659 m (432 records); the Colombian catalogue gives 0–1,600 m.
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