Characteristics
Athyrium angustum (Willd.) C. Presl
northern lady fern
The more common of the two subspecies in New York. Hardwood or hardwood-coniferous forests, margins of streams, wet depressions in forests, and occasionally edges of forests. Primarily and understory herb that likes mesic to wet-mesic soils and usually does not occur in soils that are perennially saturated.
Fern
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FAC (NWPL EMP)
FAC (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5T5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Athyrium angustum (Willd.) C. Presl
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Species Distribution Map
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