Genus: Polystichum
holly fern
Plants in the fern genus Polystichum have a lobe on the upper side of the base of the finest leaf division. The sori are attached to the leaf by a central stalk, covering the spores like an umbrella. Reference: Wagner (1993).
Family
Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family)
This Genus’s Species in New England:
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