Taxon: Adiantum raddianum C. Presl

Summary

Genus:

Adiantum

Family:

Pteridaceae

Nomen number:

401927

Place of publication:

Tent. pterid. 158. 1836

Verified:

04/14/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Giudice, G. E. 1999. Sinopsis de las especies argentinas del género Adiantum L. (Pteridaceae, Pteridophyta). Darwiniana 37:293-294.
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Lellinger, D. B. 1989. The ferns and fern-allies of Costa Rica, Panama, and the Chocó (Part 1: Psilotaceae through Dicksoniaceae). Pteridologia 2A:153.
León, B. et al. 2012. Los helechos ornamentales en el Perú (The ornamental ferns of Peru) Note: Ministerio de Agricultura, Lima. Peru, and Museo de Historia Natural U.N.M.S.M.
Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. 38.
Mickel, J. T. & J. M. Beitel. 1988. Pteridophyte Flora of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46:28.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze. 1989. Part II. (13. Pteridaceae - 15. Dennstaedtiaceae). In: Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze, eds., Pteridophyta of Peru. Fieldiana, Botany new ser. 22:56-57.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	delta maidenhair fern			1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Swedish	snittadiantum			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. 38.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. 38.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. 38.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. 38.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. 38.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. 38.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala		Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. 38.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominica			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Lellinger, D. B. 1989. The ferns and fern-allies of Costa Rica, Panama, and the Chocó (Part 1: Psilotaceae through Dicksoniaceae). Pteridologia 2A:153.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina			Giudice, G. E. 1999. Sinopsis de las especies argentinas del género Adiantum L. (Pteridaceae, Pteridophyta). Darwiniana 37:293-294.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Giudice, G. E. 1999. Sinopsis de las especies argentinas del género Adiantum L. (Pteridaceae, Pteridophyta). Darwiniana 37:293-294.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay			Giudice, G. E. 1999. Sinopsis de las especies argentinas del género Adiantum L. (Pteridaceae, Pteridophyta). Darwiniana 37:293-294.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze. 1989. Part II. (13. Pteridaceae - 15. Dennstaedtiaceae). In: Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze, eds., Pteridophyta of Peru. Fieldiana, Botany new ser. 22:56-57.
2	Cultivated					also cult.	León, B. et al. 2012. Los helechos ornamentales en el Perú (The ornamental ferns of Peru) Note: Ministerio de Agricultura, Lima. Peru, and Museo de Historia Natural U.N.M.S.M.
6	Other					possibly native elsewhere in neotropics

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Dominica, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Nicaragua
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

Cultivated (also cult.)
Other (possibly native elsewhere in neotropics)

Reference(s)

Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Giudice, G. E. 1999. Sinopsis de las especies argentinas del género Adiantum L. (Pteridaceae, Pteridophyta). Darwiniana 37:293-294.
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Lellinger, D. B. 1989. The ferns and fern-allies of Costa Rica, Panama, and the Chocó (Part 1: Psilotaceae through Dicksoniaceae). Pteridologia 2A:153.
León, B. et al. 2012. Los helechos ornamentales en el Perú (The ornamental ferns of Peru) Note: Ministerio de Agricultura, Lima. Peru, and Museo de Historia Natural U.N.M.S.M.
Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. 38.
Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze. 1989. Part II. (13. Pteridaceae - 15. Dennstaedtiaceae). In: Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze, eds., Pteridophyta of Peru. Fieldiana, Botany new ser. 22:56-57.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=401927. Accessed 13 October 2026.