Tags: Fern.
Athyrium asplenioides or Southern lady fern is a species of the family Athyrium. It is a deciduous fern and reaches a height between 1 and 3 feetIts specific epithet asplenioides means Asplenium-like. Many botanists instead considered it a variety of the common lady-fern making it Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth var. asplenioides (Michx.) Farwell.