Woodwardia virginica
Woodwardia virginica Virginia chain fern


Habitat & Range
Grows in sphagnum bogs, swamps, and muddy wet spots in woods
Range is from Nova Scotia and Michigan, south to Florida and Louisiana. Ascends to 1300 feet in PA
Wetland codes
EMP: | OBL |
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NCNE: | OBL |
APG/Taxonomization Info
The epithet virginica was given to the plant in 1753 by Linnaeus after the state in which it was found.