Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth
(Lady Fern, Lady-fern)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAthyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern, 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)
Records of Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern, Lady-fern) :
1: Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern, Lady-fern)
15 Jun 2010 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
in gryke of limestone pavement
Image 1: In situ - oblique viewImage 2: In situ - side viewImage 3: In situ - view across grykeImage 4: In situ - view across gryke (2)Image 5: In situ - view across gryke (3)Image 6: In situ - view along grykeImage 7: In situ - view along gryke (2)
2: Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern, Lady-fern)
3 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
beside waterfall in hill stream
Image 1: Growing beside waterfallImage 2: Growing beside waterfall - close-up
3: Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern, Lady-fern)
13 Jul 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Frond - tip - upperside - close-upImage 2: Frond - tip - upperside - close-up (2)Image 3: Frond - tip - upperside - enlargedImage 4: Frond - tip - underside - close-upImage 5: Frond - tip - underside - enlargedImage 6: Pinnae - enlargedImage 7: Pinnae - upper and undersides - enlargedImage 8: Pinnae - upperside - enlargedImage 9: Pinnae - underside - enlargedImage 10: Pinnules - upperside - magnifiedImage 11: Pinnules - upperside - magnified (2)Image 12: Pinnules - underside - sori immature - magnifiedImage 13: Pinnules - underside - sori immature - magnified (2)Image 14: Pinnules - underside - sori mature - magnifiedImage 15: Pinnules - underside - sori mature - magnified (2)Image 16: SporesImage 17: Spores (2)Image 18: Spores (3)
4: Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern, Lady-fern)
1 Aug 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: Sori - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Byfield, A. 2006 Victorian pteridomania - Britain’s fern craze British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 411-18.

Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern, Lady-fern) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern, Lady-fern)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 15 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern, Lady-fern)
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