Lady Fern |
Athyrium filix-femina |
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Carl Farmer |
Common in woods and on rocks and banks, often found as a weed in corners of gardens. Fronds c 20-100 cm long ID: About the same size as Male Fern and the Buckler Ferns, but has sori elongated (curved or straight), not circular or kidney-shaped. Longest pinnae are near the middle, basal ones much shorter. Other features: Pinnules more deeply toothed than those of Male Fern. Fronds usually held rather horizontally and drooping at ends. |
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Brown sori with whitish indusium | ||