Adiantum lianxianense Ching & Y. X. Lin

Lianxian Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum lianxianense)  

The Lianxian Maidenhair Fern is native to Guangdong Province in southern China, where it grew in the understory of subtropical forests on moist limestone cliffs. 

The fern was only about 5 to 7 cm high and very inconspicuous. 

The local name was Yue tie xian jue.

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edited: 22.10.2011