# Female fern

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'''Female fern''' may refer to:

* [Lady fern](/source/Lady_fern), the genus ''Athyrium''
** particularly, the [common lady fern](/source/common_lady_fern) (''Athyrium filix-femina'') 
* the common brake (''[Pteridium aquilinum](/source/Pteridium_aquilinum)'') — a lesser used name
* literal meaning of ''[Thelypteris](/source/Thelypteris)'' (also: maiden ferns)

{{Plant common name}}

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