Scientific or common name:

Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

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DRYOPTERIDACEAE - Wood Fern family Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott
Nomencl. ref.: Gen. Fil.: t. 9. (1834)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Christmas fern
English name: Christmas fern
English name: dagger fern
French name: polystic faux-acrostiche

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. acrostichoides
2) Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. lonchitoides Brooks
3) Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. schweinitzii (Beck) Small

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: -
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum
Species:

1) Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott 2) Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. acrostichoides 3) Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. lonchitoides Brooks 4) Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. schweinitzii (Beck) Small 5) Polystichum adiantiforme (G. Forst.) J. Sm. 6) Polystichum alaskense Maxon 7) Polystichum aleuticum C. Chr. 8) Polystichum andersonii Hopkins 9) Polystichum bonseyi W.H. Wagner & Hobdy 10) Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fée 11) Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fée ssp. alaskense (Maxon) Calder & Roy L. Taylor 12) Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fée ssp. andersonii (Hopkins) Calder & Roy L. Taylor 13) Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fée ssp. purshii (Fernald) Calder & Roy L. Taylor 14) Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fée var. alaskense (Maxon) Hultén 15) Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fée var. purshii Fernald 16) Polystichum calderonense Proctor 17) Polystichum californicum (D.C. Eaton) Diels 18) Polystichum dudleyi Maxon 19) Polystichum echinatum (J.F. Gmel.) C. Chr. 20) Polystichum falcatum (L. f.) Diels 21) Polystichum haleakalense Brack. 22) Polystichum hillebrandii Carruthers 23) Polystichum imbricans (D.C. Eaton) D.H. Wagner 24) Polystichum imbricans (D.C. Eaton) D.H. Wagner ssp. curtum (Ewan) D.H. Wagner 25) Polystichum imbricans (D.C. Eaton) D.H. Wagner ssp. imbricans 26) Polystichum kruckebergii W.H. Wagner 27) Polystichum kwakiutlii W.H. Wagner 28) Polystichum lemmonii Underw. 29) Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth 30) Polystichum microchlamys (Christ) Matsum. 31) Polystichum mohrioides (Bory) C. Presl var. lemmonii (Underw.) Fernald 32) Polystichum mohrioides (Bory) C. Presl var. scopulinum (D.C. Eaton) Fernald 33) Polystichum mohrioides auct. non (Bory) C. Presl 34) Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl 35) Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl ssp. curtum Ewan 36) Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl ssp. imbricans (D.C. Eaton) Munz 37) Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl ssp. nudatum (D.C. Eaton) Ewan 38) Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl var. imbricans (D.C. Eaton) Maxon 39) Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl var. incisoserratum (D.C. Eaton) Underw. 40) Polystichum muricatum (L.) Fée [excluded] 41) Polystichum platyphyllum (Willd.) C. Presl 42) Polystichum polyblepharum C. Presl 43) Polystichum polystichiforme (Fée) Maxon 44) Polystichum rhizophyllum (Sw.) C. Presl 45) Polystichum scopulinum (D.C. Eaton) Maxon 46) Polystichum setigerum (C. Presl) C. Presl 47) Polystichum triangulum auct. non (L.) Fée 48) Polystichum tsus-simense (Hook.) J. Sm. 49) Polystichum tsussimense (Hook.) J. Sm., orth. var. 50) Polystichum x hagenahii Cody 51) Polystichum x marginale (W.R. McColl) Cody 52) Polystichum x potteri Barrington

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)


Map for Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Filicopsida 2) Polypodiopsida

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Families
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1) Anemiaceae (Flowering Fern family) 2) Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort family) 3) Blechnaceae (Chain Fern family) 4) Cyatheaceae (Tree Fern family) 5) Davalliaceae (Hanging Fern family) 6) Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Fern family) 7) Dicksoniaceae (Tree Fern family) 8) Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family) 9) Gleicheniaceae (Forking Fern family) 10) Grammitidaceae (Kihi Fern family) 11) Hymenophyllaceae (Filmy Fern family) 12) Lophosoriaceae (Diamond-leaf Fern family) 13) Lygodiaceae (Climbing Fern family) 14) Marattiaceae (Vessel Fern family) 15) Marsileaceae (Water-clover family) 16) Ophioglossaceae 17) Osmundaceae (Royal Fern family) 18) Parkeriaceae (Water Fern family) 19) Polypodiaceae (Polypody family) 20) Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family) 21) Salviniaceae (Floating Fern family) 22) Schizaeaceae (Curly-grass family) 23) Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern family) 24) Vittariaceae (Shoestring Fern family)

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Genera (Dryopteridaceae)
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1) Acrostichum (tonguefern) 2) Arachniodes (hollyfern) 3) Aspidium (swordfern) 4) Asplenium (ladyfern) 5) Athyriopsis (false spleenwort) 6) Athyrium (ladyfern) 7) Bolbitis (creepingfern) 8) Ctenitis (lacefern) 9) Cyclopeltis 10) Cyrtomium (netvein hollyfern) 11) Cystopteris (bladderfern) 12) Deparia (false spleenwort) 13) Diplazium (twinsorus fern) 14) Dryopteris (woodfern) 15) Elaphoglossum (tonguefern) 16) Fadyenia (dotted fern) 17) Filix (bladderfern) 18) Gymnocarpium (oakfern) 19) Hemidictyum 20) Heterogonium 21) Hymenodium (tonguefern) 22) Hypoderris 23) Lastreopsis (shieldfern) 24) Leptochilus (creepingfern) 25) Lomagramma 26) Lomariopsis (fringedfern) 27) Matteuccia (ostrich fern) 28) Maxonia 29) Megalastrum 30) Nephrodium (triplophyllum) 31) Nephrolepis (swordfern) 32) Nothoperanema (island lacefern) 33) Oleandra (oleander fern) 34) Olfersia (islandfern) 35) Onoclea (sensitive fern) 36) Peltapteris (tonguefern) 37) Phanerophlebia 38) Phegopteris (oakfern) 39) Polybotrya (islandfern) 40) Polystichopsis (hollyfern) 41) Polystichum (hollyfern) 42) Pteretis (ostrich fern) 43) Rumohra 44) Stenochlaena (fringedfern) 45) Tectaria (halberd fern) 46) Thelypteris (lacefern) 47) Triplophyllum 48) Woodsia (cliff fern) 49) Dryostichum

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Common names (Polystichum)
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1) (no name) 2) Alaska hollyfern (Polystichum setigerum) 3) Aleutian holly fern (Polystichum aleuticum) 4) Anderson's hollyfern (Polystichum andersonii) 5) Antilles hollyfern (Polystichum polystichiforme) 6) Attu hollyfern (Polystichum microchlamys) 7) Bonsey's hollyfern (Polystichum bonseyi) 8) Braun's hollyfern (Polystichum braunii) 9) California swordfern (Polystichum californicum) 10) Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) 11) Dudley's swordfern (Polystichum dudleyi) 12) Flatleaf hollyfern (Polystichum platyphyllum) 13) Hillebrand's hollyfern (Polystichum hillebrandii) 14) Iron fern (Polystichum adiantiforme) 15) Island swordfern (Polystichum haleakalense) 16) Japanese netvein hollyfern (Polystichum falcatum) 17) Korean rockfern (Polystichum tsus-simense) 18) Korean tasselfern (Polystichum polyblepharum) 19) Kruckeberg's hollyfern (Polystichum kruckebergii) 20) Kwakiutl's hollyfern (Polystichum kwakiutlii) 21) Lemmon's hollyfern (Polystichum lemmonii) 22) Monte Guilarte hollyfern (Polystichum calderonense) 23) Mountain hollyfern (Polystichum scopulinum) 24) Narrowleaf swordfern (Polystichum imbricans) 25) Northern hollyfern (Polystichum lonchitis) 26) Rusty swordfern (Polystichum echinatum) 27) Tailed hollyfern (Polystichum rhizophyllum) 28) Western swordfern (Polystichum munitum)

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More species:
1) Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. schweinitzii (Beck) Small [156]
2) Polystichum adiantiforme (G. Forst.) J. Sm. [104]
3) Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fée [731]
4) Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fée ssp. andersonii (Hopkins) Calder & Roy L. Taylor [160]
5) Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fée var. alaskense (Maxon) Hultén [147]
6) Polystichum haleakalense Brack. [608]
7) Polystichum mohrioides auct. non (Bory) C. Presl [111]
8) Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl var. incisoserratum (D.C. Eaton) Underw. [139]
9) Polytaenium feei (Schaffn. ex Fée) Maxon [103]
10) Polytrichastrum longisetum (Brid.) G.L. Sm. [137]

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