Virginia Chain Fern

Anchistea virginica

(L.) C.Presl Species

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Botanical name
Anchistea virginica
Also known as
Virginia Chain Fern
Family
Blechnaceae
Genus
Anchistea
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Virginia Chain Fern

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Anchistea virginica but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Anchistea virginica f. fertilis Blechnum banisterianum Blechnum carolinianum Blechnum virginicum Doodia virginica Lorinseria thelypteroides Woodwardia banisteriana Woodwardia thelypteroides Woodwardia virginica Woodwardia virginica f. fertilis Woodwardia virginica f. thelypteroides

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