family
Chain Fern Family
Blechnaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native chain fern family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Virginia Chain Fern
Woodwardia virginica
caterpillars
2
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ʻAmaʻu
Sadleria cyatheoides
hosts
1
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Ama'u
Sadleria pallida
hosts
1
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Deer Fern
Struthiopteris spicant
food
5
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Netted Chain Fern
Woodwardia areolata
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Giant Chain Fern
Woodwardia fimbriata
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Toothed Midsorus Fern
Telmatoblechnum serrulatum
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‘Ōkupukupu
Doodia kunthiana
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Sadleria squarrosa
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Sadleria unisora
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Sadleria souleyetiana
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Sadleria wagneriana
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Hammock Fern
Blechnum occidentale
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Lyon's Hacksaw Fern
Doodia lyonii