Prickly Shield Fern
Polystichum vestitum
Summary 4
Polystichum vestitum, commonly known as the prickly shield fern, is a hardy, evergreen or semi-evergreen ground fern.
How to id 5
- up to 1m tall, rhizome sometimes forming a trunk, harsh-textured (prickly)
- Stipe and rachis with dense scales, usually bicolore (dark brown center and pale brown margin)
- Lamina narrow (9-35 cm wide) with parallel sides, bipinnate, secondary pinnae stalked
- Sori round, indusia with central dark area (<5% of area)
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Jon Sullivan, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/16921893@N00/8205876913
- (c) Ian Armitage, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por Ian Armitage
- (c) Jon Sullivan, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por Jon Sullivan
- Adaptado por Melanie Lapointe de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystichum_vestitum
- (c) Melanie Lapointe, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
Mais informações
- BioDiversity4All taxon page
- Atlas Of Living Australia
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
