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Athyrium
Also called Lady Ferns, Ladyfern
Athyrium is a genus of about 180 terrestrial ferns found worldwide, with the common lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina) the most widely grown member. Give them moist, shaded, humus-rich conditions and they are reliable, graceful garden ferns.
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 thyreos ('shield'), describing its inconspicuous indusium (sorus' covering).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Athyrium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
