familyDryopteridaceae
genusPolystichum
speciesPolystichum imbricans
subspeciesPolystichum imbricans subsp. curtum
Polystichum imbricans subsp. curtum
Pteridologia 1: 51. 1979.
Endemic
Basionym: Polystichum munitum subsp. curtum Ewan Amer. Fern J. 32: 99. 1942
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
Revision as of 20:22, 5 November 2020 by imported>Volume Importer
Stems erect. Leaves arching at tip, planar, 4–8 dm. Pinnae narrowly lanceolate, straight to falcate, in same plane as blade, more than 5 times longer than wide, apex acuminate-apiculate. Indusia entire or margin short-dentate.
Habitat: On floor of mixed evergreen forests in light shade
Elevation: 400–1400 m
Discussion
Polystichum imbricans var. curtum occurs mostly inland in California, and occasionally in the central Sierra Nevada.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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