Polystichum Roth
(shield-ferns)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Polystichum aculeatum
Hard Shield-fern
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 		Species 21 images
Polystichum lonchitis
Holly Fern, Holly-fern
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 		Species 21 images 1 ident. refs
Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern
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 		Species 30 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPolystichum (shield-ferns)
FamilyDRYOPTERIDACEAE (buckler ferns)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jermy, A.C. & Camus, J.M. Polystichum Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Polystichum (shield-ferns) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polystichum (shield-ferns)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 15 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Polystichum (shield-ferns)
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