Flag for Taxon: southern lady fern (Athyrium asplenioides)
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eraskin | southern lady fern (Athyrium asplenioides) |
it looks like POWO lists A. asplenioides as a synonym of Diplazium expansum, while listing A. filix-femina ssp. asplenioides & var. asplenioides as synonyms of A. asplenioides. Seems like quite the tangled web. |
Jun. 8, 2019 12:58:41 +0000 | choess |
There are two homonyms for Athyrium asplenioides |
Comments
Athyrium asplenioides (Michx.) Desv., published 1827, is a valid name for southern lady fern. Athyrium asplenioides Milde, nom. illeg. hom., published 1870, is the synonym of Diplazium expansum. POWO has things right here.
Ahh, my bad. Only one of them came up when I searched for Athyrium asplenioides - guess I should have poked around a bit more. Thanks for the clarification.
Looks like this is already under discussion here: https://www.inaturalist.org/flags/144327