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Braun's holly fern
Polystichum braunii
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
male fernDryopteris filix-mas
hard shield fernPolystichum aculeatum
soft shield fernPolystichum setiferum
lady fernAthyrium filix-femina
Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoides
intermediate wood fernDryopteris intermedia
Alaska holly fernPolystichum setigerum
cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,788 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 2,083 |
| Quebec | 618 |
| Ontario | 520 |
| Russia | 499 |
| New York | 482 |
| Vermont | 449 |
| Michigan | 431 |
| British Columbia | 382 |
| New Hampshire | 217 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Fern growth formListed by a harvested source as belonging to the fern plant group.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | Polypodiales |
| Family | shieldfern family · Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus | shield ferns · Polystichum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Braun's holly fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.