Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Black maidenhair fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
Ferns of the Witwatersrand
Dec. 17, 2025, 7:08 a.m.
  • Medicinal
  • Near water
  • Shade

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Nick Lambert source
  • (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten source
  • (c) Ferran Turmo Gort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) source
  • (c) Chang Zhi Xiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) source
  • (c) Marty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Marty source
  • (c) holylander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
  • (c) Marty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Marty source
  • no rights reserved, uploaded by Kate Harper source
  • no rights reserved, uploaded by Kate Harper source
  • (c) Georgios Mesimeris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Georgios Mesimeris source

Sources and references

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