| Taxon | Adiantum capillus-veneris |
| group | Ferns |
| Family | Pteridaceae |
| Family common name(s) | brake; brake-fern; brake fern; brakefern; cliff brake fern |
| Genus common name(s) | maiden-hair; maiden hair; maidenhair; maiden-hair fern; maidenhair fern; maidenhair-fern |
| Species common name(s) | southern maiden-hair; southern maiden hair; southern maidenhair; southern maidenhair-fern; southern maidenhair fern; southern maiden-hair fern; Venus' maiden-hair fern; Venus' maidenhair fern; Venus maiden-hair fern; Venus maidenhair fern; Venus'-hair fern; Venus' hair fern; Venus's-hair fern; Venus's hair fern; Venus-hair fern; Venus-hair-fern; Venus hair fern; Venus'hair; Venushair; Venus-hair; sweet maiden hair fern; European maidenhair; dudder grass; dudder-grass |
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| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | true maidenhair, true maiden's hair, true maidenhair fern, true maiden-hair fern, common maidenhair, common maidenhair fern, black maidenhair, black maiden's hair are applied to multiple Adiantum taxa; southern maiden is applied to taxa in multiple families |
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| Notes | European is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
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