Athyrium distentifolium Tausch ex Opiz
(Alpine Lady-fern)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAthyrium distentifolium (Alpine Lady-fern)
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
McHaffie, H. 2005 No. 241: Athyrium distentifolium Biological Flora of the British Isles J. Ecology 93: 839-851.

Athyrium distentifolium (Alpine Lady-fern) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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