chain ferns
Woodwardia
Woodwardia (chain fern) is a genus of 14 to 20 species of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, in the eupolypods II clade of the order Polypodiales, in the class Polypodiopsida. It is native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are large ferns, with fronds growing to 50–300 cm long depending on the species.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first
netted chain fern
speciesWoodwardia areolata
giant chain fern
speciesWoodwardia fimbriata
Virginia chain fern
speciesWoodwardia virginica
European chain fern
speciesWoodwardia radicans
jewelled chain fern
speciesWoodwardia unigemmata
prolific chain fern
speciesWoodwardia prolifera
Japanese Chain Fern
speciesWoodwardia japonica
Oriental chain fern
speciesWoodwardia orientalis
Woodwardia harlandii
speciesWoodwardia harlandii
Mexican chain fern
speciesWoodwardia spinulosa
Woodwardia kempii
speciesWoodwardia kempii
Woodwardia semicordata
speciesWoodwardia semicordata
Woodwardia martinezii
speciesWoodwardia martinezii
Woodwardia auriculata
speciesWoodwardia auriculata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52686.