Virginia chain fern, Woodwardia virginica, is a fern of the family Blechnaceae native to eastern North America, growing in wet, acidic habitats such as bogs, swamps and the margins of ponds. Its common name refers to the distinctive chain-like pattern of spore-bearing structures arranged in rows along the veins on the underside of its fertile fronds, a diagnostic feature of the genus, and its long, creeping rhizomes allow it to form dense colonies in the wetlands it inhabits.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Virginia Chain Fern
In Biome
Bog, Biomes Source Wikipedia: Anchistea
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Anchistea
WikipediaInfobox: status
G5
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Anchistea is a genus of leptosporangiate ferns in the family Blechnaceae.
In Biome: Bog, Ecology and conservation
Anchistea virginica grows in the wet soils of open wet swampy woods, acid bogs, and along streams and roadside ditches, avoiding calcareous substrates.
In Biome: River, Ecology and conservation
Anchistea virginica grows in the wet soils of open wet swampy woods, acid bogs, and along streams and roadside ditches, avoiding calcareous substrates.
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ8033594, descriptionView the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
5. Wikidata: Virginia Chain Fern
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q8033594
- Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceIUCN Red List of Threatened Species
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Blechnaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12498Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12498
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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