Which one of the following is called maidenhair fern?

Dryopteris

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Pteris

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Adiantum

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Lycopodium

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Selaginella

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Solution

The correct option is C Adiantum
Adiantum capillus-veneris is known as maidenhair fern, because it is a delicate-looking, drooping fern with distinctive fan-shaped leaf segments, possesses many clustered fronds (large, divided leaves) on wiry black stems.

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