Polystichum kruckebergii |
Polystichum andersonii |
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holly fern, Kruckeberg's holly fern, Kruckeberg's sword fern, Kruckeberg's sword fern fern |
Anderson's holly-fern, Anderson's sword fern, Vancouver holly fern |
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Stems | ascending. |
erect. |
Leaves | erect, 1–2.5 dm; bulblets absent. |
monomorphic, arching, 3–10 dm; bulblets 1 or more, on distal 1/3 of rachis. |
Petiole | 1/10–1/5 length of leaf, sparsely scaly; scales light brown, gradually diminishing in size distally. |
1/8–1/4 length of leaf, densely scaly; scales light brown, diminishing in size distally. |
Blade | linear, 1-pinnate-pinnatifid, base narrowed. |
lanceolate, 1-pinnate-pinnatifid; base narrowed. |
Pinnae | rhombic-ovate to short-falcate, proximal pinnae ± triangular; pinnae overlapping, twisted somewhat out of plane of blade, 0.5–1.5 cm; base oblique, acroscopic auricle well developed; margins shallowly incised to merely dentate or serrulate, teeth spreading and spiny at tip; apex acute with subapical and apical teeth same size; microscales lanceolate with few projections, confined to costa, on abaxial surface only. |
lanceolate-falcate, proximal pinnae ± triangular, not overlapping, in 1 plane, 2–10 cm; base oblique, acroscopic auricle well developed; margins incised to costae, segments adnate to costa for at least 2 mm, serrulate-spiny with teeth ascending; apex acute with subapical and apical teeth same size; microscales filiform, with contorted projections, dense abaxially, sparse adaxially. |
Indusia | entire. |
sparsely ciliate. |
Spores | dark brown. |
light brown to brown. |
2n | = 164. |
= 164. |
Polystichum kruckebergii |
Polystichum andersonii |
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Habitat | Rocks and cliffs in subalpine to alpine habitats | Lowland coastal to midmontane forests, interior moist forests |
Elevation | 1500–3200 m (4900–10500 ft) | 100–1700 m (300–5600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WA; BC
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AK; ID; MT; OR; WA; BC
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Discussion | Polystichum kruckebergii is widely but sporadically distributed in small numbers in both the Sierra-Cascade and Rocky Mountain systems. Populations sometimes consist of only two or three dwarfed plants that are difficult to distinguish from P. scopulinum, with which they may occur. The spreading teeth of equal size at the pinna apex will usually distinguish this species. Polystichum kruckebergii is a tetraploid presumed to be of hybrid origin, with P. lonchitis and P. lemmonii as its diploid progenitors (W. H. Wagner Jr. 1973), although this hypothesis has not been confirmed. The hybrid with P. munitum has been found in Washington (P. S. Soltis et al. 1987) with both parents, and it is distinguished by intermediate morphology and abortive sporangia. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Polystichum andersonii is an allotetraploid (D. H. Wagner 1979); its diploid parents are P. munitum and P. kwakiutlii. The triploid cross, P. munitum × andersonii, has been analyzed cytologically (W. H. Wagner Jr. 1973). It is the only sterile hybrid in the genus that develops large colonies through vegetative propagation by its bulblets. Hybrids look very much like some of the more deeply incised forms of Polystichum munitum except that they have abundant filiform scales, abortive sori, and nearly triangular lowermost pinnae with ± equally incised acroscopic and basiscopic auricles. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 2. | FNA vol. 2. |
Parent taxa | Dryopteridaceae > Polystichum | Dryopteridaceae > Polystichum |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | P. braunii subsp. andersonii, P. braunii var. andersonii | |
Name authority | W. H. Wagner: Amer. Fern J. 56: 4. (1966) | M. Hopkins: Amer. Fern J. 3: 116, plate 9. (1913) |
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