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Athyrium

swamp spleenwort fern

Synonyms
Cornopteris
Botanical details
Family
Woodsiaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Athyrium

Genus description

Athyrium are deciduous ferns with erect or creeping rhizomes bearing usually pinnate to tripinnate fronds, often of thin texture, and they are especially shade-tolerant

Name status

Correct

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