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A description of ''Polystichum acrostichoides'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200004550 The Flora of North America].
  
 
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Revision as of 09:19, 17 August 2015

Polystichum acrostichoides
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum
Species: P. acrostichoides
Binomial name
Polystichum acrostichoides
(Michx.) Schott
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Natural range of Polystichum acrostichoides from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Christmas fern

Description

A description of Polystichum acrostichoides is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Dense colonies of P. acrostichoides tend to be dominant understory species in dense, mixed hardwood forests that are very shady and moist (Carvell et al 1980).

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

References and notes

Carvell, K.L. 1980. The impact of silvicultural practices on the density, height, and composition of the understory - with special reference to wildlife habitat. West Virginia Forestry Notes 7:17-19.

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