Species Athyrium filix-femina | Known

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Names

Common Names: Lady Fern, Common Lady Fern, Common Ladyfern

Growth

Height: 24-36 inches
Spread: 2-3 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate----------------------------------------Medium

Appearance

Bloom Color: Insignificant
Foliage Color: Green
Fall Foliage Color: No fall foliage color.

Environment

Hardiness Zones: Zones 4-8
Sunlight Requirements: Ideally full sun to partial shade.
Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, rich loam soil
Soil Drainage: Well-drained soil
Soil pH: 5.5-6.5 Slightly acidic

Lifecycle

Lifecycle: Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle: Deciduous
Bloom Time: Summer and Fall

Reproduction

Propagation Methods: Spores, Division

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank: Species
Author: (L.) Roth
Publication: Tent. Fl. Germ. 3(1.1): 65. 1799 [Jun-Sep 1799]

Superior Taxa

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Pteridobiotina
Phylum: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Polypodiidae
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Athyrium

Inferior Taxa

Athyrium filix-femina subsp. californicum Athyrium filix-femina subsp. filix-femina Athyrium filix-femina f. strictum Athyrium filix-femina var. melanolepis

Synonyms

Polypodium filix-femina Athyrium filix-femina var. filix-femina Athyrium paucifrons

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024