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Athyriaceae

12 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Athyriaceae

Athyrium americanum (Butters) Maxon

Athyrium americanum, the American alpine lady fern, is an Aspleniaceae fern native to higher-altitude, higher-latitude northern North American and Asian regions.

Athyrium angustum (Willd.) C.Presl

Athyrium angustum, the northern lady fern, is a distinct fern native to northeastern North America.

Athyrium arisanense (Hayata) Tagawa

Athyrium arisanense is an endemic Taiwanese fern of the Athyriaceae family named after the Alishan Range.

Athyrium asplenioides (Michx.) Desv.

Southern lady fern Athyrium asplenioides is a deciduous fern species in the family Athyriaceae that grows in shaded moist habitats.

Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

Athyrium filix-femina, lady fern, is a hardy fern split into three species, grown in gardens and with edible cooked young fronds.

Athyrium yokoscense (Franch. & Sav.) Christ

Athyrium yokoscense is a heavy metal-tolerant fern found near East Asian mining sites that indicates potential heavy metal deposits.

Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M.Kato

Deparia acrostichoides, the silvery spleenwort, is a common fern with distinct traits that forms large colonies in moist shaded areas.

Deparia petersenii (Kunze) M.Kato

Deparia petersenii, the Japanese lady fern, is a perennial invasive fern native to Asia and Oceania that has spread to other regions.

Diplazium australe (R.Br.) Wakef.

Diplazium australe, the Austral lady fern, is a small fern native to moist shaded areas of eastern Australia, New Zealand, and Norfolk Island.

Diplazium dilatatum Blume

Diplazium dilatatum Blume is a small fern that grows in moist shaded areas across South Asia to Australia.

Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw.

Diplazium esculentum is an edible large perennial fern widely used as a vegetable across many Asian regions.

Diplazium sibiricum (Turcz. ex Kunze) Sa.Kurata

Diplazium sibiricum, mole-ladder, is a fern found across parts of Russia, Finland, and northern Asia at 30–3000 m elevation.

Related Families

Pteridaceae 105 species Dryopteridaceae 52 species Polypodiaceae 51 species Blechnaceae 43 species Aspleniaceae 41 species Dennstaedtiaceae 20 species Thelypteridaceae 12 species Cystopteridaceae 11 species

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