Description

• Adiantum villosum is a delicate fern in the maidenhair fern family (Pteridaceae). It has slender, dark stems and finely divided fronds bearing small, fan-shaped to oblong leaf segments. The foliage may have a noticeably hairy appearance, reflected in the species name villosum, meaning “hairy.” Like other maidenhair ferns, it produces spores in small structures called sori along the margins or undersides of its leaf segments.

Range

• Adiantum villosum occurs in tropical America, including Mexico and parts of Central America and the Caribbean. It is native to Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and the surrounding area.

Habitat

• This fern grows in warm, humid environments, often in shaded or partly shaded locations. It is associated with moist rock faces, ravines, stream banks, and sheltered forest floors, where it can grow in crevices and well-drained soil with consistent moisture.