Adiantum deflectens
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - tea, Fronds - tea
Leaves and fronds are prepared as tea.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In Bolivia it grows up to 1,000 m above sea level.
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A fern. The stems are about 3 mm across. The leaves have 3 levels of divisions.
Names & Synonyms
Adiantum deflectens var. tremulum Hieron.Adiantum dolabriforme Hook.Adiantum flagellum FéeAdiantum subaristatum Féeand others
References (1)
- Fagg, C. W. et al, 2015, Useful Brazilian plants listed in the manuscripts and publications of the Scottish medic and naturalist George Gardner (1812–1849). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 161 (2015) 18–29
