Adiantum capillaris-veneris L. - Maidenhair Fern


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Distribution:
Canal Street, Manchester (SJ89N, AR Locksley, 2001, voucher specimen DP Earl, MANCH).

Former distribution:
Swinshaw Hall Woods (SD82D, RD Brown, 1984).

Habitat:
Damp wall above the canal.

Taxon Designation:
Nationally Scarce; Species of Conservation Importance in North West England.

Comments:
Neophyte. The established plants are assumed to have originated from the spores of nearby plants grown in cultivation.

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