1. Sterile leaves pinnate, with pinnae deeply lobed, mostly 13–25 per side; sterile and fertile leaves similar.
W. virginica
1. Sterile leaves merely deeply lobed (the lobes connected at the axis by a narrow wing of tissue), the lobes entire to somewhat undulate, mostly 6–14 per side; sterile and fertile leaves strongly dissimilar, the sterile with very narrow linear pinnae.
W. areolata
All species found in Woodwardia
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. January 21, 2021. https://michiganflora.net/genus.aspx?id=Woodwardia.