Scientific Name:
Woodwardia fimbriata
Pronunciation:
wood-WARD-ee-uh fim-bry-AH-tuh
Common Name:
giant chain fern
Family Name:
Blechnaceae
Plant Type:
Fern, Semi-evergreen
Key ID Features:
Fronds 40-170cm long x 30-70cm long; pinnae pointed with tiny spines along margins, lower surface forming two rows of mostly 8-12(-30) sausage-shaped sori in summer.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest, U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound, Fern-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Compound Leaf:
Tripinnate
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Linear, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Ciliate, Incised
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Sporangium (spores)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Bark or Stem Colour:
Additional Info:
no above ground stem
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
