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mountain fern, northern holly fern

Polystichum lonchitis

Polystichum setigerum

Habitat Talus slopes and cliff crevices, occasionally in coniferous forests, middle to high elevations in the mountains
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, also in the Great Lakes region and northeastern North America; Greenland.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. andersonii, P. braunii, P. californicum, P. californicum × P. munitum, P. imbricans, P. kruckebergii, P. kruckebergii × P. munitum, P. lemmonii, P. lemmonii × P. munitum, P. lemmonii × P. scopulinum, P. munitum, P. munitum × P. scopulinum, P. scopulinum
P. andersonii, P. braunii, P. californicum, P. californicum × P. munitum, P. imbricans, 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
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