Common Ladyfern, Lady Fern, Northwestern Lady Fern, Subarctic Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum
Synonyms: Athyrium alpestre var. cyclosorum, Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum
The photo above shows the distinctive shape of the subarctic lady fern as seen in moist coniferous forest at the eastern edge of Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........August 11, 2008.
The photo above shows a cluster of tall, tripinnate
fronds of common lady fern as seen along forest road #150 at the trailhead
for the Snipes Mt. Trail #11 on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........October
14, 2005. The fronds of this attractive fern may reach one to two meters in
length.
The photo above shows the upper portion of a frond of lady fern as seen in wetland forest adjacent to Willard Springs in Conboy Lake NWR.........July 31, 2008.
Paul Slichter