Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

Synonym(s):

Common Name(s):

Christmas fern

Family Name(s):

Dryopteriaceae,
Polypodiaceae

Type:

Terrestrial

Sterile Frond Division:

Pinnate

Sterile Frond Shape:

Linear, Lance-shaped

Fertile Frond Shape:

Dissimilar From Sterile Frond

Sori:

Covering Backside Of Pinnae

Growth:

Clustered

Special Features:	Evergreen. Sporangia borne on terminal pinnae of fertile frond.
Habitat:	Dry woods to moist woods.

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