Woodwardia areolata	type		IMAGE
Netted Chain Fern	fern	species

size(ft) 1-3 cut <1 decid. deciduous garden a challenge	ID tips Like Sensitive Fern, frond cut not quite all the way to rachis, but pinnae pointed, with toothed margins; veins form cells near midvein Fertile fronds much taller, pinnae narrow, chained sori Look for last year's fertile fronds still erect with brown hanging pinnae.
where marshes, bogs ME NH VT MA RI CT click . E . U . . for key	Comment Both Woodwardia can be confused with other New England ferns, but not with each other.
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