Calflora Taxon Report
Polystichum imbricans  (D. C. Eaton) D.H. Wagner
Cliff sword fern, Narrow leaved sword fern, Narrowleaf swordfern
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2018 David popp
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2015 Robert Barnard
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2018 Hayley Ross
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2019 Julie Kierstead Nelson
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2018 David popp
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2018 David popp
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2019 Julie Kierstead Nelson
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2019 Julie Kierstead Nelson
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2025 Mary Ann Machi
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2009 Julie A. Kierstead
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2009 Julie A. Kierstead
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2009 Julie A. Kierstead
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2009 Julie A. Kierstead
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2009 Julie A. Kierstead
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2014 Ron Vanderhoff
Polystichum imbricans is a fern that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Polystichum
Family: Dryopteridaceae  
Category: fern  
PLANTS group:Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[Wikipedia] Etymology: The specific name imbricans refers to the overlapping (imbricate) leaflets, from the Latin imbricatus. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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