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Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. angustum (Willd.) R.T. Clausen
Subarctic Ladyfern, Northern Lady Fern
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern Family)
Synonym(s): Athyrium angustum, Athyrium angustum var. rubellum, Athyrium angustum var. subtripinnatum, Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum, Athyrium filix-femina var. michauxii, Athyrium filix-femina var. rubellum
USDA Symbol: ATFIA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)
The Lady Fern has a very untidy look by mid-summer as it succumbs to damage by insects, leaving it ragged and dis-coloured. (Ferns of Grey and Bruce Counties)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Fern
Leaf Complexity: Bipinnate
Leaf Shape: Elliptic
Size Notes: Fronds up to about 4 feet long.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Not a flowering plant. Reproduces by spores.
Distribution
USA: CO , CT , DC , DE , IA , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SD , TN , VA , VT , WI , WVCanada: NB , NS , ON , PE
Native Habitat: Forest
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-01Research By: TWC Staff