Dryopteridaceae

Polystichum plicatum Hicken ex Hosseus

Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum

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Polystichum plicatum: A view of Pillomen-lahuen with its rhizome, Chilean Patagonia. — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Aspidium elegans Mett.
Aspidium elegans Sturm
Aspidium fuscatum Willd.
Aspidium plicatum Poepp.
Aspidium plicatum var. laxum Kunze
Aspidium plicatum var. rigidum Kunze
Polystichum elegans Remy
Polystichum mohrioides f. latifolia Hicken
Polystichum mohrioides f. latifolium Hicken
Polystichum mohrioides var. elegans (J.Rémy) C.Chr.
Polystichum mohrioides var. plicatum (Poepp. ex Kunze) C.Chr.

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.