Adiantum pedatum; maidenhair fern [Pteridaceae]  Medium-sized fern (to about 2') with finely divided fronds of flattened pinnae with distinctive asymmetrical pinnules.  Leafstalks wiry and shiny black.  Sori below the upper margins of pinnae and covered by the in-rolled tips of pinnae lobes.  Shady understories of rich woods.  [013]

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