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Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
Virginia chainfern

       
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Photo of Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.

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Synonyms:
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.

  ANVI6 Anchistea virginica (L.) C. Presl
 

Distribution:
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.

View 5 genera in Blechnaceae, 4 species in Woodwardia
 

Classification:
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Blechnaceae – Chain Fern family
Genus Woodwardia Sm. – chainfern
Species Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm. – Virginia chainfern
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
Virginia chain fern              Exploitably Vulnerable
Tennessee:
Virginia chainfern              Special Concern
Vermont:
Virginia chain-fern              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NA* NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17751.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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