Group: Pteridophytina (Ferns)
Family: Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Genus: Polystichum (Holly-Fern)
Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth - Holly-Fern
Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth - Hard Shield-Fern
Polystichum setiferum (Forssk.) Woyn. - Soft Shield-Fern
Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) Fée - Braun's Hollyfern
<ba>10–50 cm tall</ba>. <span class="v1">sporangia:</span> on the lower surface of the frond. <span class="v1">sori:</span> <ba>arranged in 2 rows</ba>, occasionally almost touching each other. <span class="v1">indusium:</span> inserted centrally, peltate...
Natural, established occurences | Artificial occurences |
forests, shrubbery, screes, rocky habitats
in alkaline habitats