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mountain holly fern, rock sword fern

Polystichum scopulinum

Habitat Open slopes, typically associated with rock outcroppings and crevices; tolerant of serpentine.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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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. lonchitis, P. munitum, P. munitum × P. scopulinum
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