Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Woodwardia virginica (L.)Sm.
VIRGINIA CHAIN FERN
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Some authors prefer to place this species in the monotypic genus Anchistea.
Native OBL (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
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Classification
POLYPODIALES
Woodwardia virginica (L.)Sm. - VIRGINIA CHAIN FERN
Citation
WOODWARDIA VIRGINICA (Linnaeus) Smith, Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Turin 5: 412. 1793.
Blechnum virginicum Linnaeus 1771.
VIRGINIA: Princess Anne Co.: Emmerson, 26 Jun 1922, Randolph & Randolph 330 (neotype: BM; isoneotype: BH). Neotypified by Reveal & C. E. Jarvis, Taxon 58: 978. 2009.
Species Distribution Map

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
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