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Dryopteridaceae

Polystichum setiferum (Forssk.) T.Moore ex Woyn.

Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Polystichum

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Polystichum setiferum: Soft Shield Fern
Photo: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Aspidium aculeatum subsp. angulare (Kit. ex Willd.) Arcang.
  • Aspidium aculeatum subsp. angulare (Willd.) Hook.f.
  • Aspidium aculeatum subsp. swartzianum (W.D.J.Koch) Celak.
  • Aspidium aculeatum var. hastulatum (Ten.) Christ
  • Aspidium aculeatum var. hastulatum (Ten.) Kunze
  • Aspidium aculeatum var. microlobum Christ
  • Aspidium aculeatum var. swartzianum W.D.J.Koch
  • Aspidium angulare Kit. ex Willd.
  • Aspidium hastulatum Ten.
  • Aspidium lobatum var. angulare (Kit. ex Willd.) Mett.
  • Dryopteris aculeata subsp. angularis (Kit. ex Willd.) Schinz & R.Keller
  • Dryopteris aculeata subsp. angularis (Kit. ex Willd.) Schinz & Thell.
  • Dryopteris setifera (Forssk.) Woynar ex Schinz & Thell.
  • Dryopteris setifera subsp. angularis (Kit. ex Willd.) Maire
  • Hypopeltis hastulata Tod.
  • Polypodium angulare Fr.
  • Polypodium setiferum Forssk.
  • Polystichum aculeatum subsp. angulare (Kit. ex Willd.) Vollm.
  • Polystichum aculeatum subsp. setiferum (Forssk.) Nordh.
  • Polystichum aculeatum var. angulare (Kit. ex Willd.) Rupr.
  • Polystichum aculeatum var. angulare C.Presl ex Bedd.
  • Polystichum angulare Hans
  • Polystichum angulare var. lineare J.Dix
  • Polystichum setiferum var. hastulatum (Ten.) Hayek

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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.