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Adiantum aleuticum

Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) C.A.Paris (Pteridaceae). Ettelbruck (L). © 2022 by Yves Krippel.Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) C.A.Paris
EnglishWestern Maidenhair Fern
FrançaisAdiante des Aléoutiennes
DeutschWestlicher Frauenhaarfarn
LëtzebuergeschAleuten-Fraenhoerfar
Class: Pteridopsida
Family: Pteridaceae

Status

R – extremely rare

Description

Adiantum aleuticum – member of the Adiantum pedatum complex – was observed, on the 21th of June 2022, in a wall at Ettelbruck. To our knowledge, this is the first documented naturalized occurrence in Luxembourg of this garden escaped fern. 

Further information

Krippel, Y., G. Gallego, S. Hermant & G. Colling, 2023. Another garden escaped fern in Luxembourg – Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) C.A.Paris (Pteridaceae). Bulletin de la Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois 125: 113–118.

Suggested citation of this webpage

Krippel, Y., 2024. Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) C.A.Paris. In: Online atlas of the pteridophytes of Luxembourg. URL: https://pteridophytes.lu/adiantum-aleuticum/ [accessed 2024-04-25].