Woodwardia
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Woodwardia (chain fern) is a genus of 14 to 20 species of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, in the eupolypods II clade[2] of the order Polypodiales,[3] in the class Polypodiopsida.[4] It is native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are large ferns, with fronds growing to 50–300 cm long depending on the species.
The genus was named after Thomas Jenkinson Woodward.[5]
References
- ↑ *Pigg, Kathleen B. & Rothwell, Gar W. (2001); "Anatomically preserved Woodwardia virginica (Blechnaceae) and a new Filicalean fern from the Middle Miocene Yakima Canyon Flora of central Washington, USA" American Journal of Botany 88(5):777-787
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External links
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Woodwardia
- Flora of North America: Woodwardia
- Flora of China: Woodwardia species list
- Smith's original description of the genus online at Project Gutenberg
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.
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