Woodwardia
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Woodwardia (chain fern) is a genus of 14-20 species of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, 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.
- Selected species
- Woodwardia areolata (L.) T.Moore
- Woodwardia cochin-chinensis Ching
- Woodwardia fimbriata Sm.
- Woodwardia harlandii Hook.
- Woodwardia himalaica Ching & S.K.Wu
- Woodwardia japonica (L.f.) Sm.
- Woodwardia kempii Cop.
- Woodwardia latiloba Ching & Chiu
- Woodwardia magnifica Ching & Chiu
- Woodwardia maxima Ching
- Woodwardia omeiensis Ching
- Woodwardia orientalis Sw.
- Woodwardia prolifera Hook. & Arn.
- Woodwardia radicans (L.) Sm.
- Woodwardia spinulosa Mart. & Gal.
- Woodwardia unigemmata (Makino) Nakai
- Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
- Woodwardia yunnanensis Ching & Chiu
[edit] References
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Woodwardia
- Flora of North America: Woodwardia
- Flora of China: Woodwardia species list
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.
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