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Dryopteridaceae

Braun's hollyfern

Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) Fée

Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Polystichum

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
布朗耳蕨, 棕鳞耳蕨
Czech
Kapradina Braunova
English
Braun's hollyfern, Braun's holly fern
German
Weicher Schildfarn
Slovenian
Braunova podlesnica

Synonyms

  • Aetopteron braunii (Spenn.) House
  • Aspidium aculeatum subsp. braunii (Spenn.) Arcang.
  • Aspidium aculeatum subsp. braunii (Spenn.) Celak.
  • Aspidium aculeatum var. braunii (Spenn.) Döll
  • Aspidium aculeatum var. subtripinnatum Milde
  • Aspidium braunii Spenn.
  • Aspidium braunii var. subtripinnatum (Milde) Borbás
  • Aspidium pilosum Schur
  • Dryopteris aculeata var. braunii (Spenn.) Underw.
  • Dryopteris braunii (Spenn.) Underw.
  • Polystichum aculeatum var. braunii (Spenn.) Davenp.
  • Polystichum aculeatum var. braunii (Spenn.) Davenp.
  • Polystichum braunii subsp. purshii (Fernald) Calder & Roy L.Taylor
  • Polystichum braunii var. braunii
  • Polystichum braunii var. clarkei Christ
  • Polystichum braunii var. purshii Fernald
  • Polystichum shennongense Ching, Boufford & K.H.Shing

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.