Dryopteridaceae
Northern hollyfern
Polystichum lonchitis
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Polystichum
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Polystichum lonchitisDryopteridaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Northern hollyfern
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- P. lonchitis, Taggbregne
Synonyms
- Aetopteron lonchitis (L.) House
- Aspidium aculeatum subsp. lonchitis (L.) Bonnier & Layens
- Aspidium asperum Gray
- Aspidium lonchitis Hal
- Dryopteris lonchitis (L.) Kuntze
- Hypopeltis lonchitis Tod.
- Polypodium lonchitis L.
- Polystichum asperum Bubani
- Polystichum lonchitis f. marginale McColl
- Polystichum lonchitis var. japonicum Nakai & H.Itô
- Polystichum marginale (McColl) Cody
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: 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.