PLANTS Profile for Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas fern)

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PLANTS Profile

Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott
Christmas fern

Symbol:

POAC4

Group:

Fern

Family:

Dryopteridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 13, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

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Distribution:
Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

View 34 genera in Dryopteridaceae, 28 species in Polystichum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides
Christmas fern

Polystichum acrostichoides var. lonchitoides
Christmas fern

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Dryopteridaceae – Wood Fern family
Genus	Polystichum Roth – hollyfern
Species	Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott – Christmas fern

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Minnesota:
Christmas fern		Threatened
New York:
Christmas fern		Exploitably Vulnerable

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FACU-

FAC

UPL

FACU*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller							Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17675.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/01/2009 02:21 PM MDT