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Athyrium filix-femina  (L.) Roth
Common ladyfern
Athyrium filix-femina is a fern that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Athyrium
Family: Athyriaceae  
(Dryopteridaceae)
Category: fern  
PLANTS group:Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO
Information about  Athyrium filix-femina from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
USDA PLANTS Profile (ATFI)

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[Wikipedia] Indigenous Peoples Food, Taxonomy: The young fronds are edible after cooking; Native Americans cook both the fiddleheads and the rhizomes. The Finnish name for this plant is hiirenporras, literally meaning "mouse's stair". (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/13/2024).