| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dryopteridaceae | Polystichum acrostichoides | Christmas Fern | Moist to dry forests and woodlands, especially slopes, ravines, and small stream bottomlands. | NS west to MN, south to s. FL and e. TX; also in ne. Mexico (NLE and TAM). |  |
| Dryopteridaceae | Polystichum braunii | Braun's Holly-fern | Cool, rocky forested ravines. | Circumboreal, south in North America to MA, ec. PA, MI, n. WI, ne. MN, n. ID, and BC. |  |
| Dryopteridaceae | Polystichum munitum | Pacific Sword Fern | Disturbed areas. | Native of w. North America. Documented as weakly naturalized in Luzerne County, PA. |  |
| Dryopteridaceae | Polystichum polyblepharum | Japanese Tassel-fern | Moist ravines. | Native of e. Asia. Reported for AL as P. braunii (Spenner) Fée. |  |
| Dryopteridaceae | Polystichum tsus-simense | Korean Rock Fern | Disturbed areas. | Native of e. and se. Asia. |
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