Definition of Polystichum acrostichoides

1. Noun. North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds.

Exact synonyms: Canker Brake, Christmas Fern, Dagger Fern, Evergreen Wood Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Polystichum, Polystichum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polystichum Acrostichoides

Polypodiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodium aureum
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Polypodium polypodioides
Polypodium scouleri
Polypodium virgianum
Polypodium vulgare
Polyporus frondosus
Polyporus squamosus
Polyporus tenuiculus
Polyprion
Polyprion americanus
Polysphondylium
Polystichum
Polystichum acrostichoides (current term)
Polystichum aculeatum
Polystichum adiantiformis
Polystichum braunii
Polystichum lonchitis
Polystichum scopulinum
Polystichum setiferum
Pomacanthus
Pomacentridae
Pomacentrus
Pomacentrus leucostictus
Pomaderris
Pomaderris apetala
Pomatomidae
Pomatomus

Literary usage of Polystichum acrostichoides

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Christmas fern Herbaceous perennial Shaded slopes and well-drained flats, ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Christmas fern Herbaceous perennial Shaded slopes and well-drained flats, ..."

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