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Athyrium asplenioides

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Order
  
Polypodiales

Genus
  
Athyrium

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

Athyrium asplenioides Athyrium asplenioides southern lady fern Go Botany

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.

Athyrium asplenioides Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora Athyrium asplenioides Michx
Athyrium asplenioides Athyrium asplenioides 39Lady Fern39 from Tidwell Nurseries

Athyrium asplenioides Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora Athyrium asplenioides Michx

Athyrium asplenioides Athyrium filixfemina ssp asplenioides Southern lady fern NPIN

References

Athyrium asplenioides Wikipedia
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