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Alpine ladyfern

Athyrium americanum

Alpine ladyfern
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Athyriaceae (Athyri family)
Grows as
Fern
Native range
Russian Far East, Subarctic America to W. & WC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Athyrium americanum, the American alpine lady fern, is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae. It is native to the Russian Far East, subarctic North America, and the west to west-central United States. It occurs at higher altitudes and latitudes than Athyrium filix-femina, the common lady fern.

Other Athyrium plants

Northeastern Lady Fern · Athyrium arisanense · Southern Lady Fern · Shady Ladyfern · Lady-fern · Athyrium haleakalae · Athyrium medium · Eared Lady Fern · Asian Common Ladyfern · Lady Fern

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Athyrium americanum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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