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Lorinseria areolata (Linnaeus) C. Presl. Common name: Netted Chain Fern. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Moist to wet, acid, organic soils, such as bogs, blackwater bottomlands, pocosins, wet hammocks. Distribution: NS west to MI and MO, south to s. FL and e. TX, primarily on the Coastal Plain.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Cranfill (1983) for a discussion of the geography and ecology of L. areolata.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, NY, S13, Sf, Tat, Tx, WV, Cranfill & Kato (2003), Gasper et al (2016), Gasper et al (2017), Perrie et al (2014); Acrostichum areolatum L. = Woodwardia areolata (L.) T.Moore — AqW, Ar, C, ETx1, F, Fl1, FNA2, G, Il, Mo1, NE, NS, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tn, TxFerns, Va, W, WH3. Basionym: Acrostichum areolatum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Woodwardia areolata - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
  • Great Plains: OBL (name change)
  • Midwest: OBL (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Lorinseria areolata, Little Pine Log Mountain, Pine Log Wildlife Management Area, Bartow County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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Height: 18-24 in.

plant sale text: Netted Chain Fern produces upright reddish-green fronds in early spring that become glossy dark green as they mature. This species is found in swamps or very wet conditions, such as the edges of ponds, throughout eastern North America. However, it is adaptable and easy to grow, thriving in normal shade garden situations. Some Native American tribes used ferns of the Woodwardia genus for making baskets and dyes.

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native range: eastern United States



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