familyDryopteridaceae
genusPolystichum
speciesPolystichum imbricans
subspeciesPolystichum imbricans subsp. curtum
Polystichum imbricans subsp. curtum
Pteridologia 1: 51. 1979.
Endemic
Basionym: Polystichum munitum subsp. curtum Ewan Amer. Fern J. 32: 99. 1942
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
Stems erect. Leaves arching at tip, planar, 4–8 dm. Pinnae narrowly lanceolate, straight to falcate, in same plane as blade, more than 5 times longer than wide, apex acuminate-apiculate. Indusia entire or margin short-dentate.
Habitat: On floor of mixed evergreen forests in light shade
Elevation: 400–1400 m
Discussion
Polystichum imbricans var. curtum occurs mostly inland in California, and occasionally in the central Sierra Nevada.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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interrupted +
vertical +
3-celled +
acuminate-apiculate +
pinnatifid +
developed +
oblique +
narrowed +
twisted +
1-pinnate +
plane;plane;linear-lanceolate;linear +
reduced +
leathery;leathery +
absent +
2;2;many +
roundish +
grooved +
Calif. +
inflated +
green +
aboveground +
cordate +
continuous +
peltate +
monomorphic +
absent +
evergreen +
dimorphic +
arching +
planar +
circinate +
acroscopic +
short-dentate +
sparse +
articulate +
not articulate +
straight +
spinulose-toothed +
angular +
straight +
reduced +
Pteridologia +
1979 +
elevated +
brown +
persistent +
falling +
diminishing +
linear;lanceolate +
discrete +
round +
Endemic +
acrostichoid +
monolete +
dark-brown +
climbing +
erect +
absent +
smaller +
Polystichum imbricans subsp. curtum +
Polystichum imbricans +
subspecies +
ascending +
conspicuous +
arranged +
round +
anastomosing +
pinnate +
parallel +
free +
forked +
acrostichoid +
free +
perennial +
terrestrial +