Woodwardia
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Woodwardia is a genus of 14-20 species of fern
s in the family Blechnaceae
, native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere
. They are large ferns, with frond
s growing to 50-300 cm long depending on the species.
Fern
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...
s in the family Blechnaceae
Blechnaceae
Blechnaceae is a family of nine genera and between 240-260 species of ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution.Most are ground dwelling, some are climbers, such as Stenochlaena. A characteristic feature of many species is that the young opening fronds are usually tinged with red.Genera*Blechnum L....
, native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
. They are large ferns, with frond
Frond
The term frond refers to a large, divided leaf. In both common usage and botanical nomenclature, the leaves of ferns are referred to as fronds and some botanists restrict the term to this group...
s growing to 50-300 cm long depending on the species.
External links
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Woodwardia
- Flora of North America: Woodwardia
- Flora of China: Woodwardia species list
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.