Top native Vittarioideae
12 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
caterpillars
1
food
5
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Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
caterpillars
1
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Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
caterpillars
1
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Fragrant Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum melanoleucum
caterpillars
1
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Western Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum aleuticum
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California Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum jordanii
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Shoestring Fern
Vittaria lineata
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Shasta Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum shastense
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Appalachian Shoestring Fern
Vittaria appalachiana
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Green Mountain Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum viridimontanum
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Vittaria graminifolia
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Tape Fern
Haplopteris elongata