This is Adiantum capillus-veneris, known as "adianto" in Greek. See my books on Amazon here: bit.ly/elefteria and keep reading about the plant! I took this photo in Mount Penteli - the plant is growing wild under a waterfall. It is known as Southern maidenhair fern, black maidenhair fern, maidenhair fern. It is a species of ferns in the genus Adiantum and the family Pteridaceae. This plant is used medicinally by Native Americans. The Mahuna people use the plant internally for rheumatism, and the Navajo people of Kayenta, AZ use an infusion of the plant as a lotion for bumblebee and centipede stings. The Navajo people also smoke it or take it internally to treat mental illness. In the traditional medicine of Iran, frond infusion of Adiantum capillus-veneris is used for jaundice therapy. It is found in temperate climates from warm-temperate to tropical, where the moisture content is high but not saturating, in the moist, well-drained sand, loam or limestone of many habitats, including rainforests, shrub and woodlands, broadleaf and coniferous forests, and desert cliff seeps, and springs. It often may be seen growing on moist, sheltered and shaded sandstone or limestone formations, generally south-facing in the southern hemisphere, north-facing in the north, or in gorges. The fern is listed as an endangered species in North Carolina (as southern maidenhair-fern) and threatened species in Kentucky (as venus hair fern), due to loss of Appalachian habitat. Photo taken by me, all rights reserved. Source texts: Wikipedia #adiantum #ferns #Adiantumcapillusveneris #wildfern #herbalsmoke #myherbalstudies #botanist #herbaleducation #wildfoodlove #wildfood #botany #greekflora #greekfood #wildherbs #foragingforfood #plantallies #herbalistsofinstagram #herbalremedies #survivalskills #herbalcourses https://www.instagram.com/p/CLWUlekFh-A/?igshid=phb9q7xgqe4