Athyrium filix-femina: UW-Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium: Plant Details Page

Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert. var. angustum (Willd.) G.Lawson image

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Family Dryopteridaceae
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert. var. angustum (Willd.) G.Lawson
common lady fern, lady fern, northeastern lady fern, northern lady fern
Athyrium: (1) from Greek a, "without," and thurium, "shield" (2) doorless, from the enclosed sori
filix-femina: filix for fern; femina for "lady"

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Status:	Native
Plant:	perennial fern
Habitat:	woods
(Glossary)

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Synonyms

Aspidium angustum Willd.
Asplenium elatius Link
Athyrium angustum (Willd.) C.Presl
Athyrium angustum (Willd.) C.Presl var. elatius (Link) Butters
Athyrium angustum (Willd.) C.Presl var. rubellum (Gilbert) Butters
Athyrium angustum (Willd.) C.Presl var. subtripinnatum Butters
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert. subsp. angustum (Willd.) R.T.Clausen
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert. var. michauxii (Spreng.) Farw.
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert. var. michauxii (Spreng.) Farw. f. elatius (Link) Clute
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert. var. michauxii (Spreng.) Farw. f. rubellum (Gilbert) Farw.
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert. var. rubellum Gilbert

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