| brittle maidenhair | (n) tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated, Syn. Adiantum tenerum, brittle maidenhair fern |
| farley maidenhair | (n) named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered, Syn. Adiantum tenerum farleyense, Farley maidenhair fern, glory fern, Barbados maidenhair |