PLANTS Profile for Polystichum californicum (California swordfern)

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PLANTS Profile

Polystichum californicum (D.C. Eaton) Diels
California swordfern

Symbol:

POCA25

Group:

Fern

Family:

Dryopteridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Polystichum californicum (D.C. Eaton) Diels

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Berkeley, Regional Parks Botanic Garden at Tilden. June 5, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Distribution:
Polystichum californicum (D.C. Eaton) Diels


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USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Polystichum californicum (D.C. Eaton) Diels

View 34 genera in Dryopteridaceae, 28 species in Polystichum

Classification:
Polystichum californicum (D.C. Eaton) Diels

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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 californicum (D.C. Eaton) Diels – California swordfern

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polystichum californicum (D.C. Eaton) Diels

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.

Washington:
California sword-fern		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Polystichum californicum (D.C. Eaton) Diels

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17679.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 03:19 PM CDT