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Polystichum imbricans

Polystichum lemmonii × polystichum scopulinum

imbricate sword-fern, rock sword-fern

serpentine holly fern

Polystichum imbricans

Polystichum lemmonii × polystichum scopulinum
Habitat Drier habitats such as open rock crevices and dry conifer forest, occasionally on serpentine, mostly at low elevations.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California, eastern Idaho, and northern Idaho.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. andersonii, P. braunii, P. californicum, P. californicum × P. munitum, P. kruckebergii, P. kruckebergii × P. munitum, P. lemmonii, P. lemmonii × P. munitum, P. lemmonii × P. scopulinum, P. lonchitis, P. munitum, P. munitum × P. scopulinum, P. scopulinum
Subordinate taxa
P. imbricans ssp. imbricans
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