Dryopteridaceae
Madeira shield-fern
Polystichum drepanum
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Polystichum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Madeira shield-fern
Synonyms
- Aspidium drepanum Sw.
- Phegopteris drepanum (Sw.) J.Sm.
- Polypodium drepanum (Sw.) Lowe
Photos
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Photo: Paweł Sadkowski, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.