Silvery Glade Fern
Deparia acrostichoides
Also known as: Silvery Spleenwort
Erect-arching fronds with linear sori that look silvery-white before maturing — hence the common name. Creeps gently by rhizome into a loose colony rather than staying in a tight clump. Easy and overlooked native for the shade garden.
- Family
- Athyriaceae
- Type
- fern
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1.5–3.33 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Wildlife value
- mammals, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV