| Athyrium asplenioides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Woodsiaceae |
| Genus: | Athyrium |
| Species: | A. asplenioides |
| Binomial name | |
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Athyrium asplenioides (L.) Roth |
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Athyrium asplenioides, or southern lady fern, is a species of the family Woodsiaceae. It is a deciduous fern and reaches a height between 1 and 3 feet
Its specific epithet asplenioides means "Asplenium-like". Many botanists instead considered it a variety of the common lady-fern, making it Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth, var. asplenioides (Michx.) Farwell.