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Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth
common ladyfern

       
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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 13, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

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Distribution:
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

View 34 genera in Dryopteridaceae, 3 species in Athyrium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. angustum (Willd.) R.T. Clausen. .
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum
subarctic ladyfern
Distribution of Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén. . Image Available.
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides
asplenium ladyfern
Distribution of Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. cyclosorum (Rupr.) C. Chr.. . Image Available.
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum
subarctic ladyfern
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Dryopteridaceae – Wood Fern family
Genus Athyrium Roth – ladyfern
Species Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth – common ladyfern
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

This plant and the related entityitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
southern lady fern              Threatened
New York:
lady fern              Exploitably Vulnerable
Tennessee:
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum
northern lady fern              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FAC+ FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC+ FAC FAC+ FAC FAC FAC NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller       Low        
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17413.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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