Athyrium medium

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Athyrium medium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Athyriaceae
Genus: Athyrium
Species:
A. medium
Binomial name
Athyrium medium
(Carmich.) T.Moore

Athyrium medium is a species of fern in the family Athyriaceae. It is found in Tristan da Cunha. Its natural habitat is subantarctic shrubland.

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References

  1. Roux, J.P. (2003). "Athyrium medium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2003: e.T43917A10837738. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43917A10837738.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.