| Scientific Name: | Woodwardia fimbriata |
| Common Name: | giant chain fern |
| Family Name: | Blechnaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest, U.S. - southwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Fern, Semi-evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 1.5 - 2.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching |
| Form: | Vase |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Waterside planting, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Compound, Fern-like, Basal, Soft flexible, Pubescent, Tripinnate, Linear, Ovate, Ciliate, Incised |
| Flowers: | |
| Fruit: | Sporangium (spores), Brown |
| 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. | |