Athyrium filix-femina ‘Dre’s Dagger’
Lady fern
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Pteridophyta Ferns
Class Filicopsida “Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns
Order Polypodiales Polypod ferns
Family Dryopteridaceae Wood ferns (about 70% of the ferns)
Genus Athyrium From Greek a, “without,” and thurium, “shield,” (or thura, “door”), from the shape of the sori
Species filix-femina From the Latin filix , “a fern,” and femina , “feminine,” this taxa is called lady fern from the sporangia which are enclosed or hidden in a manner which is deemed to be feminine
Cultivar ‘Dre’s Dagger’
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Athyrium filix-femina ‘Dre’s Dagger’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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