Polystichum platyphyllum
Flatleaf Hollyfern
Also known as: ? phegopteroidea Baker ex Mart. +16 more
- ? phegopteroidea Baker ex Mart.
- Aspidium aculeatum var. phegopteroideum Baker
- Aspidium aculeatum var. platyphyllum (Willd.) Baker
- Aspidium aculeatum var. platyphyllum (Willd.) Griseb.
- Nephrodium platyphyllum (Willd.) Desv.
- Phegopteris platyphylla (Willd.) Mett.
- Phegopteris platyphylla subsp. phegopteroidea (Baker ex Mart.) Farw.
- Phegopteris platyphylla var. phegopteroidea (Baker ex Mart.) Farw.
- Phegopteris polystichiformis Fée
- Phegopteris polystichops Wawra
- Polypodium polystichoides Klotzsch
- Polystichum aculeatum subsp. platyphyllum (Willd.) C.Chr.
- Polystichum aculeatum var. platyphyllum (Willd.) C.Chr.
- Polystichum hottense C.Chr.
- Polystichum lanosum Fée
- Polystichum laxum Wawra
- Polystichum opacum Rosenst.
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Polystichum platyphyllum (commonly known as Flatleaf Hollyfern) is a fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Polystichum, which contains over 450 distinct species. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms