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Accession Data:

Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C.Presl

  • Common Name: Western Sword Fern
  • Family: Dryopteridaceae

  • Country of Origin: western USA, Canada
  • Habitat: Understory plant in moist coniferous forest

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202200077
  • Source: AFS Spore Bank
  • Provenance:
    AFS Spore Bank 1672. Mary Stensvold sn, Baranof Island, Ak, USA. Spore field-collected July 2019, sown Mar 23 2021. 
  • Accession Date: 08-09-2022
  • Bench: 2311 - New Zealand/Australia
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 07-29-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Polypodiopsida
  • SubClass: Polypodiidae
  • Order: Polypodiales
  • SubOrder: Polypodiineae
  • Family: Dryopteridaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: California / Idaho / Montana / Oregon / Washington / South Dakota / Alaska / Yukon / British Columbia / Mexico Northwest

References (external):

    Zouhar, Kris. 2015. Polystichum munitum, western swordfern. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: https://www.fs.fed.us /database/feis/plants/fern/polmun/all.html Accessed August 9 2022.

data regenerated on Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:54:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Dryopteridaceae

  • Lastreopsis munita
  • Polystichum calderonense W/C
  • Polystichum munitum W/C

Subfamily Dryopteridoideae

  • Cyrtomium falcatum
  • Dryopteris filix-mas W/C
  • Dryopteris filix-mas W/C
  • Dryopteris filix-mas W/C
  • Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispatissima'

Subfamily Elaphoglossoideae

  • Rumohra adiantiformis
W/C = Wild Collected
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