Athyrium filix-femina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Athyriaceae
Genus: Athyrium
Species: Athyrium filix-femina
Varietates: A. f. var. filix-femina – A. f. var. sitchense

Name

Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth, Tent. Fl. Germ. 3: 65 (1799).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Polypodium filix-femina L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1090 (1753).
Homotypic
- Aspidium filix-femina (L.) Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800 (2): 41 (1801).
- Asplenium filix-femina (L.) Bernh., Neues J. Bot. 1(2): 26 (1805).
- Lastrea filix-femina (L.) Colomb, Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 107: 1013 (1888).
- Nephrodium filix-femina (L.) Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 268 (1803).
- Cyathea filix-femina (L.) Bertol., Amoen. Ital. 429 (1819).
- Cystopteris filix-femina (L.) Coss. & Germ., Fl. Paris 676 (1845).
- Tectaria filix-femina (L.) Cav., Anal. Ci. Nat. 4: 100 (1801).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Islands, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye.
- Regional: China
  - Xinjiang.
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - South Dakota.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Roth, A.W. 1799–1800. Tentamen Florae Germanicae; continens enumerationem plantarum in Germania sponte nascentium. Vol 3. viii + 578 pp., Lipsiae [Leipzig]: in Bibliopolio I.G. Mülleriano. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Athyrium filix-femina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 31. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Athyrium filix-femina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Athyrium filix-femina. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Athyrium filix-femina Accessed: 31 Oct 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

čeština: Papratka samičí
dansk: Almindelig Fjerbregne
Deutsch: Wald-Frauenfarn
English: Lady fern
eesti: Harilik naistesünajalg
suomi: Hiirenporras, soreahiirenporras
français: Fougère femelle
magyar: Hölgypáfrány
lietuvių: Paprastasis blužniapapartis
Nederlands: Wijfjesvaren
polski: Wietlica samicza
русский: Кочедыжник женский
slovenščina: navadna podborka
Türkçe: Dişi eğrelti