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==References and notes==
 
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Kelloff, Carol L. (2005). "The Two Taxa of the Eastern North American Lady Fern, ''Athyrium Filix-femina''." Long Island Botanical Society - The Quarterly Newsletter 15.2: 9-14. Web. 23 Feb. 2016.

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Athyrium asplenioides
Athyrium filix-femina1 gil.jpg
Athyrium asplenioides taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Tracheophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Athyriacae (Woodsiaceae)
Genus: Athyrium
Species: A. asplenioides
Binomial name
Athyrium asplenioides
(Michaux) A.A. Eaton
ATHR ASPL dist.jpg
Natural range of Athyrium asplenioides from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic notes

Synonym names: Athyrium filix-femina (Linnaeus) Roth ex Mertens var. asplenioides (Michaux) Farell.

Athyrium filix-femnia ssp. asplenioides (Michaux) Hultén.

Common name: Southern Lady Fern

Kelloff (2005) explains the taxonomic differences of Athyrium filix-femina with overlapping ranges in North America and on other continents. According to Kelloff (2005), the two eastern North American Athyrium species, A. angustum and A. asplenioides, both have characteristics that separate them into their own taxa, such as spore color and surface texture.

As stated by Edwin Bridges (02/18/2016), "If you believe that there is only one widespread species in multiple continents, then the earliest name is Athyrium filix-femina, so that is the name you would use. If instead, you believe that the preponderance of the evidence indicates that there are several species in this group, then you split it into several different species, and of those, the narrowly defined A. filix-femina (what some call A. filix-femina var. filix-femina) is not in North America."

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

Kelloff, Carol L. (2005). "The Two Taxa of the Eastern North American Lady Fern, Athyrium Filix-femina." Long Island Botanical Society - The Quarterly Newsletter 15.2: 9-14. Web. 23 Feb. 2016.