Athyrium distentifolium var. flexile

Common name

Flexile Alpine Lady Fern

Athyrium distentifolium var. flexile Flexile Alpine Lady Fern

Flexile Alpine Lady Fern

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Latin names

Class	Pteridopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Athyriaceae
Genus	Athyrium
Species	distentifolium
Subspecies	var. flexile

Geographic details

Habitat	N facing corries
Soil type	acidic
Distribution	NW Scotland
Native	Yes

General

Plant height	medium
Branched	No
Plant colour	pale to yellow-green
Habit	loose clumps often deflexed
Conservation status	not threatened

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves	No
Leaf shape	elliptic
Pinnae	2-pinnate
Wintergreen	No

Spore details

homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description	short branching
Rhizome scales	triangular-lanceolate
Rhizome position	erect

Sori details

Sori shape	round
Sori placement	along vein

Indusium details

indusium present

No