Adiantum capillus-veneris L.

Spice Abaxial surface In the field

Family: ADIANTACEAE

Genus: Adiantum

Catalan common name: Adiant. Cap-pilera. Falguerola. Falzia.

Spanish common name: Adianto. Cabello de Venus. Capilera. Culantrillo. Culantrillo de pozo. Falsía.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces. Garden plants. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Humid rock creviceses.