Higher classification Dryopteridaceae | Division Pteridophyta Scientific name Athyrium Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Athyrium filix‑femina, Athyrium niponicum, Athyrium distentifolium, Athyrium asplenioides, Athyrium medium | ||
Athyrium niponicum japanese painted fern
Athyrium (lady-fern) is a genus of about 180 species of terrestrial ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is placed in the family Athyriaceae, in the order Polypodiales. Its genus name is from Greek a- ('without') and Latinized Greek thureos ('shield'), describing its inconspicuous indusium (sorus' covering). The common name "lady fern" refers in particular to the common lady fern.
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- Athyrium niponicum japanese painted fern
- Athyrium nipponicum pictum japanese painted fern
- Species
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Athyrium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Small Angle Shades and Sthenopis auratus.
Athyrium nipponicum pictum japanese painted fern
Species
There are about 180, including:
References
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