Species Polystichum acrostichoides | Known

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Names

Common Names: Christmas fern, Dagger fern

Growth

Height: 6 to 24 inches
Spread: 6 to 24 inches
Growth Rate: slow

Appearance

Bloom Color: Insignificant
Foliage Color: Dark green
Fall Foliage Color: Green

Environment

Hardiness Zones: Zones 3-9
Sunlight Requirements: Ideal sunlight requirements are partial shade to full shade, with optimal growth in dappled or deep shade.
Soil Type: Moist, organically rich, acidic soil with good drainage
Soil Drainage: Moist but well-drained
Soil pH: 5.2-5.7

Lifecycle

Lifecycle: Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle: Evergreen broadleaf
Seasons of Interest: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Bloom Time: Fall

Reproduction

Propagation Methods: Division and spores

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife: Attracts birds, but does not attract bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, or other pollinators.

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank: Species
Author: (Michx.) Schott
Publication: Gen. Fil. [Schott] ad t.9. 1834 ; & NPfl. 190

Superior Taxa

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Pteridobiotina
Phylum: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Polypodiidae
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily: Dryopteridoideae
Genus: Polystichum

Inferior Taxa

Polystichum acrostichoides var. lonchitoides

Synonyms

Aetopteron acrostichoides Dryopteris acrostichoides Aspidium acrostichoides Aspidium schweinitzii Nephrodium acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides f. incisum Polystichum acrostichoides var. schweinitzii Polystichum acrostichoides f. acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides var. incisum Polystichum acrostichoides f. crispum Polystichum acrostichoides f. furcatum Polystichum acrostichoides f. gymnosorum Polystichum acrostichoides f. lanceolatum Polystichum acrostichoides f. multifida Polystichum acrostichoides f. orbiculatum Polystichum acrostichoides f. recurvatum Polystichum acrostichoides f. spathiforme Polystichum acrostichoides f. ventroperaferens Nephrodium acrostichoides var. incisum Polystichum acrostichoides var. crispum Aspidium acrostichoides var. incisum Nephrodium acrostichoides var. crispum Aspidium auriculatum Thelypteris acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides f. demittens Polystichum acrostichoides f. ligulatum

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024