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Common Ladyfern

Athyrium filix-feminae

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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34.0967, -117.72

Field Notes

Description:

Medium-sized fern.

Habitat:

Moist oak and sycamore dominated woodland.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
JoshuaGSmith
The Ladyfern is the only species that matched my photo and memory thanks for the site.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Joshua, this might be Common Ladyfern. Do you have any other photo's that may show the underside of the blades or shape of the pinnae? If not, you can search http://www.calflora.org to see if one looks like what you saw. In this case, you would select your county and check "Ferns and Relatives". If you know the habitat, you can narrow down the search further by selecting it but if not, just click on search.

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Flora and Fauna of California Wilderness
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PublishedNovember 18, 2013

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