Pteridaceae FAMILY
Adiantum aleuticum
Adiantum aleuticum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Adiantum aleuticum is a deciduous fern producing a cluster of fronds 15 - 110cm tall from a shortly-creeping rhizome that, in time can form large clumps. The fronds are lax-arching to stiffly erect or pendent, often densely clustered[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeN. America - mainly on the western side from Alaska as far south as Mexico (Chihuahua), with a disjuct population in eastern Canada and NE USA.
HabitatWooded ravines, shaded banks, talus slopes, serpentine barrens, and occasionally on coastal headlands; at elevations up to 3,200 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].