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''Lorinseria'' is a genus of fern in the subfamily
Flora of North America: ''Woodwardia areolata''
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Woodwardioideae
Blechnaceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Its status as a family and the number of genera included have both varied considerably. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 ...
of the family Blechnaceae. Its only species is ''Lorinseria areolata'' (synonym
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''Woodwardia areolata''), the netted chain fern, native to eastern North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
. The monotypic genus ''Lorinseria'' has been separated from '' Woodwardia'' in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), on the basis of its anastamosing veins and lobed frond form, as well as its more marked frond dimorphism. However, the genus name ''Lorinseria'' appears to be a later homonym of ''Lorinsera'' Opiz, and will need to be replaced or conserved.
The sterile fronds are 40–60 cm long, and the fertile fronds 50–70 cm long.
It is superficially similar to '' Onoclea sensibilis'' and sometimes confused with it.
Distribution and habitat
This species is native to the southeast United States, but ranges all the way up theEast Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean. The eastern seaboard contains the coa ...
and Canada to southern Nova Scotia. It favors moist, sandy, acid soils, and has appeared in areas in the interior of the US around acid mine seeps, thus being one of the few species to benefit from acid mine drainage.
References
Flora of North America: ''Woodwardia areolata''
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External links
Blechnaceae Monotypic fern genera {{Polypodiales-stub