PLANTS Profile for Woodwardia areolata (netted chainfern)

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PLANTS Profile

Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore
netted chainfern

Symbol:

WOAR

Group:

Fern

Family:

Blechnaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore

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 areolata (L.) T. Moore

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Synonyms:
Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore

LOAR7

Lorinseria areolata (L.) C. Presl

Distribution:
Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (NS)

Related Taxa:
Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore

View 5 genera in Blechnaceae, 4 species in Woodwardia

Classification:
Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore

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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 areolata (L.) T. Moore – netted chainfern

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore

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.

Indiana:
netted chainfern		Rare
Maine:
netted chain-fern		Possibly Extirpated
Michigan:
netted chain-fern		Probably Extirpated
New Hampshire:
netted chain-fern		Endangered
New York:
netted chain fern		Exploitably Vulnerable
Pennsylvania:
netted chain fern		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore

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

FACW+,OBL

FACW+

OBL

NA*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore

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 17749.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 03:18 AM MDT