Blechnaceae

Netted chainfern

Lorinseria areolata (L.) C.Presl

Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Lorinseria

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Netted chainfern: Woodwardia areolata near Bristol, Pennsylvania . — Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Netted chainfern
Persian: سرخس زنجیری توری

Synonyms

Acrostichum areolatum L.
Blechnum angustifolium (Sm.) Poir.
Lorinseria areolata f. obtusilobata (Waters) M.Broun
Lorinseria areolata f. onocleoides J.E.Benedict
Onoclea nodulosa Michx.
Osmunda caroliniana Walter
Pteretis nodulosa (Michx.) Nieuwl.
Struthiopteris nodulosa (Michx.) Desv.
Woodwardia angustifolia Sm.
Woodwardia angustifolia f. obtusilobata Waters
Woodwardia areolata (L.) T.Moore
Woodwardia floridana Schkuhr
Woodwardia onocleoides Willd.

Photos

Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mjrmtg, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.