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lady ferns
Athyrium
Athyrium (lady-fern) is a genus of about 180 species of terrestrial ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is placed in the family Athyriaceae, in the order Polypodiales. Its genus name is from Greek a- ('without') and Latinized Greek thureos ('shield'), describing its inconspicuous indusium (sorus' covering). The common name "lady fern" refers in particular to the common lady fern.
49 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Athyrium sect. Athyrium
sectionAthyrium
Japanese painted fern
speciesAthyrium niponicum
American Alpine Lady Fern
speciesAthyrium americanum
Alpine Lady-fern
speciesAthyrium distentifolium
Otophora
sectionOtophora
Athyrium sect. Mackinnoniana
sectionMackinnoniana
Yokoscentia
sectionYokoscentia
Polystichoides
sectionPolystichoides
Athyrium opacum
speciesAthyrium opacum
Biserrrulata
sectionBiserrrulata
Spinulosa
sectionSpinulosa
Athyrium rubripes
speciesAthyrium rubripes
Athyrium decurrenti-alatum
speciesAthyrium decurrenti-alatum
Athyrium cumingianum
speciesAthyrium cumingianum
Dissitifolia
sectionDissitifolia
ghost painted fern
hybridAthyrium asplenioides × niponicum
Athyrium adpressum
speciesAthyrium adpressum
Athyrium cuspidatum
speciesAthyrium cuspidatum
Athyrium bourgaei
speciesAthyrium bourgaei
Athyrium mengtzeense
speciesAthyrium mengtzeense
Athyrium hohenackerianum
speciesAthyrium hohenackerianum
Wallichiana
sectionWallichiana
Athyrium multidentatum
speciesAthyrium multidentatum
Athyrium skinneri
speciesAthyrium skinneri
Athyrium davidii
speciesAthyrium davidii
Rupestria
sectionRupestria
Athyrium omeiense
speciesAthyrium omeiense
Athyrium praetermissum
speciesAthyrium praetermissum
Athyrium obtusilimbum
speciesAthyrium obtusilimbum
Athyrium appendiculiferum
speciesAthyrium appendiculiferum
Athyrium ammifolium
speciesAthyrium ammifolium
Athyrium atroviride
speciesAthyrium atroviride
Athyrium pitcairnense
speciesAthyrium pitcairnense
Athyrium uniforme
speciesAthyrium uniforme
Athyrium palmense
speciesAthyrium palmense
Athyrium medium
speciesAthyrium medium
Athyrium rondoense
speciesAthyrium rondoense
Athyrium minutum
speciesAthyrium minutum
Athyrium morobense
speciesAthyrium morobense
Athyrium vermae
speciesAthyrium vermae
Athyrium falcatum
speciesAthyrium falcatum
Athyrium parasnathense
speciesAthyrium parasnathense
Athyrium × reichsteinii
hybridAthyrium × reichsteinii
Athyrium badium
speciesAthyrium badium
Athyrium crenulatoserrulatum
speciesAthyrium crenulatoserrulatum
Athyrium tejeroi
speciesAthyrium tejeroi
Athyrium micropterum
speciesAthyrium micropterum
Athyrium flabellulatum
speciesAthyrium flabellulatum
Athyrium hirtirachis
speciesAthyrium hirtirachis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52670.