Genus: Woodwardia
chain fern
The sori are long, narrow and have flap-like indusia; they occur in a single row along the central vein of the leaf or leaflet. The secondary veins of the leaf blade split and rejoin to form a netlike pattern. Reference: Cranfill (1993).
![Leaf: Woodwardia areolata. ~ By Arthur Haines. ~ Copyright © 2019. ~ arthurhaines[at]wildblue.net](https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images-1000s1000/Blechnaceae/woodwardia-areolata-le-ahaines-a.jpg)
![Leaf: Woodwardia areolata. ~ By John Lynch. ~ Copyright © 2019 New England Wild Flower Society. ~ Image Request, images[at]newenglandwild.org](https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images-1000s1000/Blechnaceae/woodwardia-areolata-le-jlynch-b.jpg)
Family
Blechnaceae (chain fern family)
This Genus’s Species in New England:
Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key