- Source: Athyrium
Athyrium (lady-fern) is a genus of about 180 species of terrestrial ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is placed in the family Athyriaceae, in the order Polypodiales.
Its genus name is from Greek a- ('without') and Latinized Greek thyreos ('shield'), describing its inconspicuous indusium (sorus' covering).
The common name "lady fern" refers in particular to the common lady fern, Athyrium filix-femina.
Athyrium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the small angle shades and Sthenopis auratus.
Species
There are about 180, including:
References
External links
Flora of China
Flora Europaea
Flora of North America
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Paku kijang
- Athyrium filix-femina
- Tumbuhan berpembuluh
- Kebun Raya Purwodadi
- Kebun Raya Bali
- Higrofit
- Woodsiaceae
- Flora Lebanon
- Athyrium
- Athyrium filix-femina
- Athyrium niponicum
- Athyrium montanum
- Athyrium distentifolium
- Diplazium esculentum
- Athyrium otophorum
- Athyrium angustum
- Athyrium asplenioides
- Athyrium yokoscense
