Scientific Name
Woodwardia areolata = W. angustifolia

Common Name
Netted chain fern


Zones:  3 to 9
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Height: 18 to 24 inches
Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
Fronds: Pinnae are mostly alternate; spores are borne in chain like rows on a frond with narrow pinnae; bright green lanceolate, pinnatifid with wide wings along rachis; veins joining into two or more rows of areaoles between the midvien and the margin of the pinna
Comments: Partial shade to shade; moist to wet soil enriched with organic matter; tolerates some sun if kept moist; spreads by creeping rhizomes
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