Other common names:
Silvery Spleenwort Other scientific names: Asplenium acrostichoides, Asplenium thelypterioides, Athyrium acrostichoides, Athyrium pycnocarpum, Athyrium thelypterioides, Deparia pycnocarpon, Diplazium acrostichoides Family: Wood Fern Family (Dryopteridaceae) Similar species: • Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) - grows in wet areas. • Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) • Marsh Fern (Thelypteris palustris) Fronds: Twice divided Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Uncommon
Notes:
Often overlooked due to its similarity to other Wood Ferns. Photographs:
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A patch of Silvery Glade Fern.
Closeup of the upper side of a frond.
The silvery-white indusia on the underside of the leaflets give this fern its common name. Note the pattern.
Closeup of the indusia.
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