| Common Name: |
Netted Chain Fern |
| Scientific Name: |
Woodwardia areolata |
| Other Name(s): |
Aka Netted Chainfern, Chain Fern |
| Category: |
Fern |
| Habit: |
Deciduous |
| Flower Description: |
Non-flowering |
| Foliage Description: |
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 pinn |
| Height of Plant: |
1-1 1/2 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
1-1 1/2 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 4a - 9b |
| Light Requirements: |
Partial or Dappled Shade to Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Usage: |
Wet Mesic |
| Soil pH: |
Moderately acid (5.6 - 6.0) to Slightly acid (6.1 - 6.5) |
| Native Range: |
Eastern and southern United States |
| Usage: |
Groundcover |
| Propagation: |
Division |
| Maintenance: |
Low |
| Photographer: |
Jon Wooten |
| Location: |
Native Plant Garden |