Southern Ladyfern

Athyrium asplenioides (Michaux) Desvaux

Synonyms

Asplenium filix-foemina Athyrium asplenioides Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Southern Lady Fern

Southern Ladyfern in Harford Co., Maryland (4/27/2019). (Photo ID: 154647 - Psn: 25)

Southern Ladyfern in Harford Co., Maryland (4/27/2019).

View Record Details Photo by Jim Brighton MBP List

Southern Ladyfern in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/6/2019). (Photo ID: 339731 - Psn: 25)

Southern Ladyfern in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/6/2019).

View Record Details Photo by Jim Brighton MBP List

Southern Ladyfern in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/6/2019). (Photo ID: 339733 - Psn: 25)

Southern Ladyfern in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/6/2019).

View Record Details Photo by Jim Brighton MBP List

Southern Ladyfern in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/6/2019). (Photo ID: 339732 - Psn: 26)

Southern Ladyfern in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/6/2019).

View Record Details Photo by Jim Brighton MBP List

Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/25/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 313848 - Psn: 32)

Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/25/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved.

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Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/25/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 313847 - Psn: 33)

Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/25/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved.

View Record Details Photo by Dwight Johnson MBP List

Southern Ladyfern in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/13/2020). (c) Katya Tregub, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 313134 - Psn: 34)

Southern Ladyfern in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/13/2020). (c) Katya Tregub, all rights reserved.

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Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/1/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 313653 - Psn: 45)

Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/1/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved.

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Southern Ladyfern in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/13/2020). (c) Katya Tregub, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 313131 - Psn: 52)

Southern Ladyfern in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/13/2020). (c) Katya Tregub, all rights reserved.

View Record Details Photo by Katya Tregub-Emrick MBP List

Southern Ladyfern in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/21/2020). (c) shmondo, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 199445 - Psn: 55)

Southern Ladyfern in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/21/2020). (c) shmondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Southern Ladyfern in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/13/2020). (c) Katya Tregub, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 313132 - Psn: 62)

Southern Ladyfern in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/13/2020). (c) Katya Tregub, all rights reserved.

View Record Details Photo by Katya Tregub-Emrick MBP List

Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 313060 - Psn: 68)

Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved.

View Record Details Photo by Dwight Johnson MBP List

Southern Ladyfern in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/27/2026). (c) Tonyia Johnson Stump, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>) (Photo ID: 1500365 - Psn: 200)

Southern Ladyfern in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/27/2026). (c) Tonyia Johnson Stump, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

View Record Details Photo by Tonyia Johnson Stump via iNaturalist MBP List

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Description

To differentiate between Maryland's two ladyfern species, look at the blade of the fern. If the fern is widest towards the middle, it is Northern Ladyfern. If it is widest at the base, it is Southern Ladyfern.

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Southern Ladyfern in Harford Co., Maryland (4/27/2019). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Southern Ladyfern in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/6/2019). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Southern Ladyfern in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/6/2019). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Southern Ladyfern in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/6/2019). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/25/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved. View Record Details Media by Dwight Johnson.

Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/25/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved. View Record Details Media by Dwight Johnson.

Southern Ladyfern in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/13/2020). (c) Katya Tregub, all rights reserved. View Record Details Media by Katya Tregub-Emrick.

Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/1/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved. View Record Details Media by Dwight Johnson.

Southern Ladyfern in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/13/2020). (c) Katya Tregub, all rights reserved. View Record Details Media by Katya Tregub-Emrick.

Southern Ladyfern in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/21/2020). (c) shmondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by shmondo via iNaturalist.

Southern Ladyfern in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/13/2020). (c) Katya Tregub, all rights reserved. View Record Details Media by Katya Tregub-Emrick.

Southern Ladyfern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved. View Record Details Media by Dwight Johnson.

Southern Ladyfern in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/27/2026). (c) Tonyia Johnson Stump, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Tonyia Johnson Stump via iNaturalist.

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