Athyrium filix-femina	type		IMAGE
Lady Fern	fern	species

size(ft) 1-3+ cut 3- decid. deciduous garden very	ID tips Narrow, often pointed pinnules with sharp teeth Scattered dark narrow scales on stipe (hairy legs) Lax (laid back) frond tips; comma-shaped sori
where . ME NH VT MA RI CT click C C C C C C for key	Comment Stipe & rachis usually green; sometimes reddish, even dark burgandy Readily propagates by spores = gametophytes relatively hardy
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