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.