lady fern

English

lady fern habit

Noun

lady fern (plural lady ferns)

1. A fern of the species Athyrium filix-femina, native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
2. Other similar ferns of genus Athyrium.

Synonyms

• (Athyrium filix-femina): common lady fern

Translations

Athyrium filix-femina

• Armenian: ձարխոտ (hy) (jarxot)
• Basque: sorgin-iratze
• Breton: banraden f, raden-gad f
• Bulgarian: женска папрат f (ženska paprat)
• Cornish: reden Maria
• Czech: papratka samičí f
• Dutch: wijfjesvaren f
• Estonian: harilik naistesõnajalg
• Finnish: hiirenporras (fi), soreahiirenporras (fi)
• French: fougère femelle f
• German: Frauenfarn (de) m
• Irish: raithneach Mhuire f
• Italian: felce femmina f
• Polish: wietlica samicza f
• Scottish Gaelic: raineach Moire f
• Spanish: helecho hembra m
• Welsh: rhedyn Mair f pl
• West Frisian: wyfkefear

Further reading

• Athyrium filix-femina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Athyrium filix-femina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Athyrium filix-femina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• lady fern at USDA Plants database