Also known as Tailed Maidenhair · Trailing Maidenhair · Walking Maidenhair
Adiantum caudatum, known as the walking fern, propagates by its frond tips rooting upon touching the ground, forming new plantlets. Native to tropical Asia and Africa.
Photos of Trailing Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum caudatum)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Polypodiopsida |
| order | Polypodiales |
| family | Pteridaceae |
| genus | Adiantum |
| species | Adiantum caudatum |
