Chain fern, Giant chain fern, Giant chainfern, Western chain fern
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Woodwardia fimbriata is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Why is it called Chain fern?: The spore-producing sori on the underside of the frond are linear and arranged end to end as in a chain.
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: Woodwardia fimbriata was first described by James Edward Smith. It was first published in The Cyclopaedia in the year 1818.[14] The term "Woodwardia" is a reference to the English botanist Thomas Jenkinson Woodward.[15] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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