[Ferns of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Aleutian Maidenhair, Northern Maidenhair Fern, Western Maidenhair

Adiantum aleuticum

Synonyms: Adiantum boreale, Adiantum pedatum, Adiantum pedatum var. aleuticum, Adiantum pedatum var. subpumilum

Aleutian Maidenhair, Northern Maidenhair Fern, Western Maidenhair: Adiantum aleuticum (Synonyms: Adiantum boreale, Adiantum pedatum, Adiantum pedatum var. aleuticum, Adiantum pedatum var. subpumilum)

The attractive frond of western maidenhair surrounded by the fronds of licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrhiza) as seen along the Angels Rest trail in the Columbia River Gorge..........May 18, 2009.
Paul Slichter