Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth (Aspidiaceae) - Felce aculeata - Hard shield fern

Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth Tent. Fl. Germ. 3(1): 79 (1799)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth
Distribuzione in Europa

Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: -
Division / Divisione: Pteridophyta
Class / Classe: Filicopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: -
Order / Ordine: Polypodiales
Family / Famiglia: Aspidiaceae

Genus / Genere: Polystichum

Species / Specie

Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth

Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fee

Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth

Polystichum setiferum (Forsskal) Woynar

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Felce aculeata

English name: Hard shield fern
US name: Prickly Shield Fern

Forma biologica: G rhiz
Periodo di fioritura: VI-VIII
Tipo corologico: Euro-asiat.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/2000 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Polystichum lobatum (Huds.) Chevall.
Dryopteris lobata (Huds.) Schinz & Thell.
Aspidium lobatum (Huds.) Sw.
Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth subsp. lobatum (Huds.) Vollm.
Polystichum lobatum (Huds.) Bastard

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Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth

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Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth
Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth
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Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Aspidiaceae:

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti