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Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. cyclosorum (Rupr.) C. Chr.
Common Lady Fern, Northwestern Lady Fern, Subarctic Ladyfern, Western Lady Fern
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Synonym(s): Athyrium alpestre var. cyclosorum, Athyrium angustum var. boreale, Athyrium angustum var. elatius, Athyrium filix-femina var. californicum, Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum, Athyrium filix-femina var. sitchense
USDA Symbol: ATFIC
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Fern
Size Notes: Fronds up to about 3 feet long.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant.
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , MI , MN , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Moist woods, swamps, streambanks.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR