Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Anchistea virginica (L.) C. Presl
Virginia Chain Fern; Southern Chain Fern; Giant Chain Fern
Herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACW (NWPL)
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Classification
Polypodiales
Anchistea virginica (L.) C. Presl - Virginia Chain Fern; Southern Chain Fern; Giant Chain Fern
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45698984#page/565/mode/1up>Anchistea virginica (Linnaeus) C. Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 431. 1851.</a>
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42945415#page/175/mode/1up>Blechnum virginicum L. 1771.</a>
USA: VIRGINIA: Princess Anne Co.: Emmerson, 26 Jun 1922, Randolph & Randolph 330 (neotype: BM; isoneotype: BH). Neotypified by J.L. Reveal & C.E. Jarvis, Taxon 58: 978. 2009.
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Specimens and Distribution
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Plant Photos
Woodwardia virginica - Kevin England
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Woodwardia virginica - Kevin England
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Woodwardia virginica - Kevin England
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