Higher classification Athyrium | Division Pteridophyta Family Woodsiaceae Scientific name Athyrium asplenioides Rank Species | |
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Similar Athyrium, Athyrium angustum, Asplenium platyneuron, Vascular plant, Cystopteris protrusa | ||
Athyrium asplenioides, or southern lady fern, is a species of the family Woodsiaceae. It is a deciduous fern and reaches a height between 1 and 3 feet
Its specific epithet asplenioides means "Asplenium-like". Many botanists instead considered it a variety of the common lady-fern, making it Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth, var. asplenioides (Michx.) Farwell.
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