Leaf_northern lady fern

(Athyrium asplenioides angustum)

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Description

Athyrium asplenioides, or southern lady fern, is a species of the family Woodsiaceae. It is a deciduous fern and reaches a height between 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order:Polypodiales
Family:Athyriaceae
Genus:Athyrium
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