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Woodwardia radicans (L.) Sm.

chain fern (Blechnaceae)

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Woodwardia radicans is a fern from south-western Europe that sometimes escapes from gardens in southern Ireland, Cornwall, the Isle of Wight and Guernsey.

National Botanic Gardens of Wales (VC44: Carmarthenshire); 2024-05-14

 chain fern / Woodwardia radicans: _Woodwardia radicans_ is a fern from south-western Europe that sometimes escapes from gardens in southern Ireland, Cornwall, the Isle of Wight and Guernsey.

Woodwardia radicans has nearly-twice-pinnate leaves, with sori in parallel rows alongside the pinnule midribs; it can also spread vegetatively via bulbils.

National Botanic Gardens of Wales (VC44: Carmarthenshire); 2024-05-14

 chain fern / Woodwardia radicans: _Woodwardia radicans_ has nearly-twice-pinnate leaves, with sori in parallel rows alongside the pinnule midribs; it can also spread vegetatively via bulbils.

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