Athyrium asplenioides, or southern lady fern, is a species of the family Athyriaceae. It is a deciduous fern and reaches a height between 1 and 3 feet[2]

Athyrium asplenioides

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Athyriaceae
Genus: Athyrium
Species:
A. asplenioides
Binomial name
Athyrium asplenioides
(Michx.) Eaton

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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (November 1, 2024). "Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "North Carolina State University - Athyrium asplenioides". Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  3. ^ Lloyd H. Snyder, Jr.; James G. Bruce (1 October 1986). Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia. University of Georgia Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-8203-2385-5. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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