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Common ladyfern

Athyrium filix-femina

Plants
NativePerennial
Common ladyfern, photo 1 of 5
Common ladyfern, Breaking leaf buds
Common ladyfern, photo 3 of 5
35–100 cmLength
91 cmHeight

Grows in forests and in fields.

There are 4,420 observations of Common ladyfern in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Laurentides, and it has been reported in every region.

Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue509
  2. Outaouais449
  3. Laurentides418
  4. Estrie396
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent379
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean371
  7. Mauricie336
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches289
  9. Montérégie226
  10. Côte-Nord215
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine200
  12. Capitale-Nationale179
  13. Lanaudière176
  14. Nord-du-Québec140
  15. Centre-du-Québec119
  16. Laval9
  17. Montréal9

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsMario Hains
Water’s edgeGogerr
MountainEmmanuel Milou

Status

SecureS5 · level 5 of 5
Critically imperilledImperilledVulnerableApparently secureSecure

Very low risk: very widespread, abundant populations, little or no decline.

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassPolypodiopsidaOrderPolypodialesFamilyAthyriaceaeGenusAthyrium

Similar species

TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
TOXIC
Male fernDryopteris filix-mas
Subarctic lady fernAthyrium angustum
Spreading woodfernDryopteris expansa
Spinulose woodfernDryopteris carthusiana
Brittle bladder fernCystopteris fragilis
hay-scented fernDennstaedtia punctilobula
Alpine ladyfernAthyrium americanum
Ostrich fernMatteuccia struthiopteris
Marsh fernThelypteris palustris
New York fernAmauropelta noveboracensis
Intermediate woodfernDryopteris intermedia
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