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Athyriaceae
Athyrium

not marked as a favorite taxon Athyrium asplenioides (Michaux) A.A. Eaton. Common name: Southern Lady Fern. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Moist forests, bottomlands, streambanks. Distribution: MA, WV, IL, and KS south to n. FL and e. TX.

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Section: Athyrium.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: High elevation plants (mainly in spruce-fir and northern hardwoods forests) in the Southern Appalachians need additional taxonomic study. They have much larger leaves than typical lowland forms, and the leaves are more divided. The name Athyrium filix-femina var. subtripinnatum Butters may apply.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NE, NY, POWO, RAB, Sf, Tat, Va, WV; Nephrodium asplenioides Michx. = Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert. ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén — Ar, ETx1, Il, Mo1, NS, Tn, TxFerns, W, WH3; = Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert. var. asplenioides (Michx.) Farw. — C, F, FNA2, G, GrPl, Pa, Tx; > Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert. var. subtripinnatum Butters; < Athyrium filix-foemina (L.) Roth — S13. Basionym: Nephrodium asplenioides Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Athyrium filix-femina var. asplenioides - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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image #1 of Athyrium asplenioides© Alan Cressler: Athyrium asplenioides, Red Spruce-Fraser Fir Forest, Roan High Bluff, Pisgah National Forest, Mitchell County, North Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Athyrium asplenioides© Alan Cressler: Athyrium asplenioides, Track Rock Gap, Chattahoochee National Forest, Union County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Athyrium asplenioides© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Athyrium asplenioides© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Athyrium asplenioides© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Athyrium asplenioides© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Athyrium asplenioides© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Athyrium asplenioides© Alan Cressler: Athyrium asplenioides, Red Spruce-Fraser Fir Forest, Roan High Bluff, Pisgah National Forest, Mitchell County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Athyrium asplenioides© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Athyrium asplenioides© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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Height: 2-3 ft.

plant sale text: Southern lady fern is easy to grow. This native deciduous fern is not often offered for sale. Its erect fronds add a delicate, graceful beauty throughout the growing season when combined with other woodland plants. Like most other ferns, it requires an evenly moist soil. This fern grows into handsome clumps and makes a fine groundcover for the shade garden. Its native range includes much of the southeastern United States. Provides cover for toads and anoles. Supports up to 3 species of lepidoptera.

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native range: eastern United States



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