Woodwardia virginica
type
Virginia Chain Fern
fern
species
size(ft)
cut
decid.
garden
ID tips
Tall bipinnate like Cinnamon Fern, but fronds emerge singly not in a vase,dark bulbous stipe base, pinnae ascending and narrowing toward rachis.
Sori on back of frond, not separate fertile stalk.
where swamps, occasionally near the edge
ME
NH
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