Polystichum lonchitis
Holly Fern
Also known as: Aetopteron lonchitis (L.) House +9 more
- Aetopteron lonchitis (L.) House
- Aspidium aculeatum subsp. lonchitis (L.) Bonnier & Layens
- Aspidium lonchitis (L.) Sw.
- Dryopteris lonchitis (L.) Kuntze
- Hypopeltis lonchitis (L.) Tod.
- Polypodium lonchitis L.
- Polystichum asperum (Gray) Bubani
- Polystichum lonchitis f. marginale Mc Coll
- Polystichum lonchitis f. marginale McColl
- Polystichum lonchitis var. japonicum Nakai & H.Itô
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Polystichum lonchitis (commonly known as Holly-fern) is a fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Polystichum genus, encompassing over 450 species globally.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Morocco, Netherlands, Nevada, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Poland, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon