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Shasta Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum shastense)

  • Global Rank: N/A
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Pteridaceae
  • State: CA, OR
  • Nature Serve ID: 960320
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Categories of Interest: Ferns
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/02/2022
Description:

Where is Shasta Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum shastense) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Shasta Maidenhair Fern can be found in California, Oregon

Which CPC Partners conserve Shasta Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum shastense)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley
  • 12/02/2022
  • Seed Collection Orthodox Seed Banking

UC Santa Cruz collected this species from the wild in October, 2022, and holds it in seed collection as part of the California Plant Rescue seed banking initiative.

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Nomenclature
Taxon Adiantum shastense
Authority Huiet & A.R. Sm.
Family Pteridaceae
CPC Number 449703
ITIS
USDA ADSH
Duration Perennial
Common Names Shasta Maidenhair Fern
Associated Scientific Names Adiantum shastense
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S3
Oregon S1
Ecological Relationships

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