Anchistea virginica

Family:BLECHNACEAE
Species:Anchistea virginica (L.) C. Presl
Common Name:Virginia Chain Fern; Southern Chain Fern; Giant Chain Fern
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyBLECHNACEAE - Chain Fern family
Genus Anchistea
Species Anchistea virginica (L.) C. Presl - Virginia Chain Fern; Southern Chain Fern; Giant Chain Fern

Citation

Citation Anchistea virginica (Linnaeus) C. Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 431. 1851.
Basionym: Blechnum virginicum L. 1771.
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Princess Anne Co.: Emmerson, 26 Jun 1922, Randolph & Randolph 330 (neotype: BM; isoneotype: BH). Neotypified by J.L. Reveal & C.E. Jarvis, Taxon 58: 978. 2009.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Blechnum carolinianum Blechnum carolinianum Walter, Fl. Carol. 257. 1788. SOUTH CAROLINA
Blechnum virginicum Blechnum virginicum Linnaeus, Mant. Pl. 307. 1771. VIRGINIA: Princess Anne Co.: Emmerson, 26 Jun 1922, Randolph & Randolph 330 (neotype: BM; isoneotype: BH). Neotypified by Reveal & C. E. Jarvis, Taxon 58: 978. 2009.
Doodia virginica Doodia virginica (Linnaeus) C. Presl, Tent. Pterid. 99. 1836.Blechnum virginicum Linnaeus 1771. 
Lorinseria thelypteroides Lorinseria thelypteroides (Pursh) C. Presl, Epimel. Bot. 72. 1851 ("1849").: Woodwardia thelypteroides Pursh 1814. 
Woodwardia banisteriana Woodwardia banisteriana Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 263. 1803.  
Woodwardia thelypteroides Woodwardia thelypteroides Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 670. 1814.SOUTH CAROLINA: Near Charleston, 
Woodwaria virginica Woodwaria virginica (Linnaeus) Smith, Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Turin 5: 412. 1793.Blechnum virginicum Linnaeus 1771. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Geneva, Greene, Henry, Houston, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, St. Clair, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1992 - 1992

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UNA00053077 Autauga 28 May 1953 White, Jesse S.
s.n.
UNA
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
AUA_ACC_19666 Autauga 7 Sep 1970 MOORE, HAROLD D.
810
AUA
ANCHISTEA VIRGINICA (L.) C. PRESL
UNA00053259 Baldwin 13 Sep 1952 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.
UNA
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
UNA00053051 Baldwin 08 Aug 1953 White, Jesse S.
s.n.
UNA
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
UNA00053076 Baldwin 08 Aug 1953 White, Jesse S.
s.n.
UNA
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
UNA00053050 Baldwin 30 Aug 1953 White, Jesse S.
s.n.
UNA
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
UNA00053078 Baldwin 30 Aug 1953 White, Jesse S.
s.n.
UNA
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
UNA00053075 Baldwin 03 May 1958 Edwards, Jackie
s.n.
UNA
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
AUA_ACC_7631 Baldwin 7 May 1960 JONES, JR., SAMUEL B.
19
AUA
ANCHISTEA VIRGINICA (L.) C. PRESL
UNA00053074 Baldwin 25 Nov 1960 Edwards, Jackie
s.n.
UNA
Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm.
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