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Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore
Netted chain fern

Copyright by: Mike Rosenthal

Family: Blechnaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern and central North America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Woodwardia areolata available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Woodwardia areolata has been found in the following 11 conservation areas :
Allapattah Flats Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Reported
Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Halpatiokee Regional Park	Present	Native
Hickey Creek Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Woodwardia areolata has been found in the following 6 counties :
Broward County	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
Glades County		Native
Lee County	Presumed Extirpated	Native
Martin County		Native
Monroe County (Mainland)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native