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Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum

not marked as a favorite taxon Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fée. Common name: Braun's Holly-fern. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Cool, rocky forested ravines. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to MA, ec. PA, MI, n. WI, ne. MN, n. ID, and BC.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA2, G, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO; Aspidium braunii Spenn.; > Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) Fée ssp. purshii (Fernald) Calder & Taylor; > Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) Fée var. purshii Fernald — C, F. Basionym: Aspidium braunii Spenn. 1825

Links to other floras: = Polystichum braunii - FNA2

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image #1 of Polystichum braunii© Alan Cressler: Polystichum braunii, with Cystopteris bulbifera, and Dryopteris intermedia , Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site, Alger County, Michigan 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Polystichum braunii© Alex Graeff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alex Graeff source CC-BY-NC-ND, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Polystichum braunii© Alex Graeff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alex Graeff source CC-BY-NC-ND, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Polystichum braunii© Alex Graeff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alex Graeff source CC-BY-NC-ND, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Polystichum braunii© Alex Graeff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alex Graeff source CC-BY-NC-ND, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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