Athyrium Roth
(lady ferns)

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Species 28 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAthyrium (lady ferns)
FamilyATHYRIACEAE (a family of ferns)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jermy, A.C. & McHaffie, H. Athyrium distentifolium, A. distentifolium var. flexile and A. filix-femina Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Athyrium (lady ferns) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Athyrium (lady ferns)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 18 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Athyrium (lady ferns)
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