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Woodwardia fimbriata (Giant chain fern)

Woodwardia fimbriata. Photo: (c) freshbasil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Woodwardia fimbriata, known by the common name giant chain fern, is a fern species in the family Blechnaceae, in the eupolypods II clade of the order Polypodiales, in the class Polypodiopsida. It is native to western North America from British Columbia through California, including the Sierra Nevada, into Baja California.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Class: Polypodiopsida (Ferns)
      - Subclass: Polypodiidae (Leptosporangiate ferns)
        Order: Polypodiales
        Suborder: Aspleniinae (Eupolypods ii)
        Family: Blechnaceae (Chain fern family)
        Genus: Woodwardia (Chain ferns)
        Species: Woodwardia fimbriata (Giant chain fern)

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