PLANTS Profile for Polystichum echinatum (rusty swordfern)

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PLANTS Profile

Polystichum echinatum (J.F. Gmel.) C. Chr.
rusty swordfern

Symbol:

POEC

Group:

Fern

Family:

Dryopteridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

More Information:

Images:
Polystichum echinatum (J.F. Gmel.) C. Chr.

Synonyms:
Polystichum echinatum (J.F. Gmel.) C. Chr.

POTR9

Polystichum triangulum auct. non (L.) Fée

Distribution:
Polystichum echinatum (J.F. Gmel.) C. Chr.


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Related Taxa:
Polystichum echinatum (J.F. Gmel.) C. Chr.

View 34 genera in Dryopteridaceae, 28 species in Polystichum

Classification:
Polystichum echinatum (J.F. Gmel.) C. Chr.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Dryopteridaceae – Wood Fern family
Genus	Polystichum Roth – hollyfern
Species	Polystichum echinatum (J.F. Gmel.) C. Chr. – rusty swordfern

More Accounts and Images:
Polystichum echinatum (J.F. Gmel.) C. Chr.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17691.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 11:16 PM CDT