Dryopteridaceae

Mountain hollyfern

Polystichum scopulinum (D.C.Eaton) Maxon

Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum

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Mountain hollyfern (Polystichum scopulinum) — Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Mountain hollyfern

Synonyms

Aetopteron scopulinum (D.C.Eaton) House
Aspidium aculeatum var. scopulinum D.C.Eaton
Polystichum aculeatum var. scopulinum (D.C.Eaton) Gilbert
Polystichum lonchitis var. scopulinum (D.C.Eaton) M.E.Jones
Polystichum mohrioides var. scopulinum (D.C.Eaton) Fernald

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leanne Stacy Reitan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Darrin Gobble, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leanne Stacy Reitan, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.