Woodwardia radicans (L.) Sm.

Rooting chainfern (en), Woodwardia radicant (fr), Woodwardie radicante (fr)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Blechnaceae > Woodwardioideae > Woodwardia

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen herb. It grows 1.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination hydrogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 1.05 - 1.55
Mature height (meter) 1.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Woodland margins, often by streams.
Light 3-6
Soil humidity 5-8
Soil texture 1-9
Soil acidity 4-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesic (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -9
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Woodwardia radicans habit picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Woodwardia radicans leaf picture by Callejo Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Woodwardia radicans leaf picture by Nes Pernas (cc-by-sa)
Woodwardia radicans leaf picture by Jorge (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Woodwardia radicans world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17235500-1
WFO ID wfo-0001107451
COL ID 5C3CS
BDTFX ID 73016
INPN ID 130133
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Woodwardia stans Blechnum houttuynii Blechnum stans Blechnum radicans Woodwardia radicans