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.
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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Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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© 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 ⭷
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