Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Polystichum imbricans (D. C. Eaton) D.H. Wagner ssp. curtum (Ewan) D.H. Wagner

Cliff sword fern, Narrowleaf swordfern

2015 Robert Barnard

2016 Keir Morse

2016 Cynthia Powell

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2017 Keir Morse

2013 James Gonsman

2023 R.A. Chasey

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum is a fern that is native to California.


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Parent:	Polystichum imbricans
Genus:	Polystichum
Family:	Dryopteridaceae
Category:	fern
PLANTS group:	Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Polystichum munitum ssp. curtum

Information about Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POIMC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/13/2025).