Polystichum dudleyi

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Polystichum dudleyi
Polystichum dudleyi - Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Berkeley, CA - DSC04424.JPG
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Imperiled  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum
Species:
P. dudleyi
Binomial name
Polystichum dudleyi

Polystichum dudleyi is a species of fern known by the common name Dudley's sword fern. [1] It is endemic to California, where it is known from the forests of the central and southern California Coast Ranges.

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Description

The Polystichum dudleyi fern produces frond s up to 40 in (1.0 m) long. [1] Each lance-shaped leaf is made up of many lance-shaped leaflets which are deeply divided into smaller segments. It grows in moist forests. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  2. ↑ "Polystichum dudleyi". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-04.


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