European chain fern (Woodwardia radicans)
Woodwardia radicans is a giant chain fern native to Macaronesia and southern Europe. It grows huge fronds, up to three meters long, and reproduces by plantlets at frond.
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Synonyms
Blechnum houttuynii Poir.
Blechnum radicans L.
Blechnum stans (Cav. ex Sm.) Poir.
Woodwardia stans Cav. ex Sm.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classPolypodiopsida
- orderPolypodiales
- familyBlechnaceae
- genusWoodwardia
- speciesWoodwardia radicans