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| British Columbia Outdoor Wilderness Guide |
- Lady
Fern
(Athyrium Filix-Femina)
The
Lady Fern is a large spreading fern (up to 2 metres)
that usually grows in clumps.
- LEAVES:
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Lady Fern fronds can reach 4 ft. long and 10
in. wide
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fronds; tapered at both ends - largest in the
centre
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can exceed 30 pairs of leaflets
- SPORE
CASES:
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attached in pairs to the underside
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horseshoe shaped
- HABITAT:
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Lady Fern grows at all elevations along the
British Columbia coast and wet interior regions
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Lady Fern prefers wet or damp areas such as
swamps, stream banks, wet forests
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Lady Fern appears in clearings such a meadows
- FASCINATING
FACTS:
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Lady Fern were traditionally used as a covering
for food, much like todays wax paper
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the fiddleheads are a spring delicacy and are
eaten raw or cooked.
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