School of Horticulture
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Scientific Name: | Athyrium filix-femina |
Pronunciation: | uh-THEER-ee-um FYE-licks FEM-ih-nuh |
Common Name: | lady fern |
Family Name: | Athyriaceae |
Plant Type: | Fern, Weed (horticultural) |
Key ID Features: | Fronds deciduous, thrice pinnate, elliptical, grooved rachis, up to 90 cm long, stipe may have long, brown papery scales near the base, arising from a clump (not along a rhizome); sori dot-like on undersides of pinnae, up to 6 per pinnule, indusium light brown, kidney-shaped. |
Course(s): | HORT 2355, Level 2 Apprenticeship |
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Propagation: | Spore, Division - below ground parts |
Plant Care: | |
Maintenance: | Low maintenance plant |
Pest Susceptibility: | Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant, Rust |
Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZN) GAZebo North (PPL) Pine PLanting (TFL) Turf Field Lab (TFLS) Turf Field Lab South (WLG) WoodLand Garden Location Map |