Height: 30-150cm
Perennial, Rhizomatous
Sporulation July - October

Protective Chemicals
Flavonoids	Kaempferol, Quercetin
Phenolics	Caffeic, Caffeoylquinic, Caffeoylshikimic, Chlorogenic, Coumaric, Hydroxybenzoic, Protocatechui, & Vanillic Acids, Caffeoylphenylalanine, Caffeoyltryptophan, Catechol

Biotopes:	Spruce Forest	Hedge Rows
Spore Dispersal:	Wind
Parasites:	Taphrina athyrii
Herbivores:	Lacanobia oleracea	Several Tenthredinidae
Sapivores:	Amphorophora ampullata	Aulacorthum solani

Skye Flora: Lady Fern

Pictures © 2003, 2004 J.K. Lindsey

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