Athyrium filix-femina

Common name

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

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Latin names

Class

Pteridopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Athyriaceae

Genus

Athyrium

Species

filix-femina

Geographic details

Habitat

near water

Soil type

tolerant

Distribution

Throughout British Isles

Native

Yes

General

Plant height

medium

Branched

No

Plant colour

mid-green

Habit

dense cluster

Conservation status

not threatened

Wikimedia Url

https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Athyrium_filix-femina

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves

No

Leaf shape

elliptic-lanceolate

Pinnae

2-3-pinnate

Wintergreen

No

Spore details

Spore description

minutely scabrid

Homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description

short

Rhizome scales

triangular-lanceolate

Rhizome position

erect

Sori details

Sori shape

linear-oblong

Sori description

often J-shaped

Sori place

close to vein

Indusium details

Indusium present

Yes

Indusium shape

linear-oblong

Indusium description

membranous