Woodwardia areolata gallery
Netted Chain Fern Gallery
Netted chain fern colony
Lansford (Carbon Co)
by Pap Knauss on 07/25/2023
Adult sterile frond
MA
by Maria Pavlova on 10/08/2011
Sterile & fertile fronds
The green fertile fronds are producing spores for dispersal. The sterile fronds are done photosynthesizing and are fading. The sterile frond can be mistaken for a Sensitive fern because of their similarities in shape.
Lansford (Carbon Co)
by Pap Knauss on 10/22/2022
Plant form & habitat
Lansford (Carbon Co)
by Pap Knauss on 10/22/2022
Sterile leaf underside
Veins on the underside of sterile frond are netted.
Lansford (Carbon Co)
by Pap Knauss on 10/22/2022
Underside of fertile frond
Sori arrangement is chain-like
Lansford (Carbon Co)
by Pap Knauss on 10/22/2022
Sori detail
Lansford (Carbon Co)
by Pap Knauss on 10/22/2022
Fertile fronds
Developing spores that will soon be dispersed