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Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas Fern

Names

Scientific name
Polystichum acrostichoides
Common name
Christmas Fern

Measurements

Height
12 - 36 in
Spread
12 - 24 in
Spacing
12 in
Growth Rate
Moderate

Requirements

Hardiness zones
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Sunlight
Partial Shade, Full Shade
Soil Drainage
Moist but Well-drained
Soil type
Loam, Clay, Sand
Soil pH
Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf lifecycle
Evergreen broadleaf
Foliage color
Dark Green, Medium Green
Fall foliage
Green
Bloom time
Winter
Seasons of interest
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Propagation methods
Spores, Division
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies

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

Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas fern) | Native Plants of North America, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=poac4, accessed October 21, 2024

Polystichum acrostichoides - Plant Finder, Missouri Botanical Garden, https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a710, accessed October 21, 2024

Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Dagger, Christmas Dagger Fern, Christmas Fern) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, NC State Extension, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/polystichum-acrostichoides/, accessed October 21, 2024

Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern), Gardenia, https://www.gardenia.net/plant/polystichum-acrostichoides, accessed October 21, 2024

Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides from New England Wild Flower Society, Native Plant Trust, https://plantfinder.nativeplanttrust.org/plant/Polystichum-acrostichoides, accessed October 21, 2024

Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern): Minnesota Wildflowers, Minnesota Wildflowers, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/fern/christmas-fern, accessed October 21, 2024

Polystichum acrostichoides | Hardy Fern Foundation, Hardy Fern Foundation, https://hardyferns.org/ferns/polystichum-acrostichoides/, accessed October 21, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024

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