Noun: glade fern
- North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks
"glade fern catches the light beautifully in forest clearings";
- silvery spleenwort, narrow-leaved spleenwort, Athyrium pycnocarpon, Diplazium pycnocarpon
Derived forms: glade ferns
Type of: fern
Part of: Athyrium, genus Athyrium
Encyclopedia: Glade fern