Details of genus: Polystichum L. [224]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Holly fern, Shield fern
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Polypodiaceae
family_ja: ウラボシ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of nearly 200 species of usually evergreen, terrestrial ferns found in a range of habitats from alpine cliffs to tropical forests worldwide. They are cultivated for their often lance-shaped, pinnate to 3-pinnate fronds, which arise from erect or short-creeping rhizomes, usually in shapely, "shuttlecock" crowns. The pinnae are holly-like, and some-times lobed, each lobe ending in a sharp point or bristle. Sori are borne on the undersides of the fronds, each usually protected by a rounded indusium. Grow shield ferns in a rock garden, fernery, or well-drained border. In frost-prone areas, grow tender species In a cool, temperate, or warm greenhouse.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow spores at 15-16°C (59-61°F) when ripe. Divide rhizomes In spring. Detach fronds bearing bulbils in autumn. See also p.51.
pests_en: Susceptible to the fungal disease Taphrina wettsteiniana.
description_ja:
comment: Cosmopolitan
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Polypodiaceae | ウラボシ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Polypodiaceae | ウラボシ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Polypodiaceae | ウラボシ科 | Show |