Woodwardia virginica

virginia chain fern, woodwardie de virginie, virginia chainfern
Family

Blechnaceae

Leaf Margin

pinnatifid

Leaf Type

compound, dissected, pinnate

Growth Form

fern

Flower Month

June - September

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial


Wetland Class

OBL

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

7

Field Characters

Dark purple stalk, soft leaves. Spore spots appear like a row of bricks along the midrib on the underside of the pinnae.

Habitat

Acid soils, bogs, thickets, wet pinelands, swamps, moist places, meadows and along streams.