Prolific chain fern

Woodwardia prolifera (Chinese: 珠芽狗脊) is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae found in China, Japan and the Himalayas. It was first described by Sir William Jackson Hooker and George Arnott Walker Arnott in 1838.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Prolific chain fern being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Woodwardia orientalis
• Woodwardia unigemmata
• Woodwardia spinulosa
• Woodwardia radicans
• Cibotium taiwanense
• Pteris incompleta

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Blechnaceae

Genus

Woodwardia

Species

Woodwardia prolifera

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