Calflora Taxon Report
Polystichum lonchitis  (L.) Roth
Holly fern, Northern hollyfern
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2019 Michael Kauffmann
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2019 Michael Kauffmann
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2022 Dana York
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2024 Dana York
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2021 Julie A. Kierstead
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2021 Julie A. Kierstead
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2022 Dana York
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2024 Dana York
Polystichum lonchitis is a fern (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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
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Bloom Period
Genus: Polystichum
Family: Dryopteridaceae  
Category: fern  
PLANTS group:Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern
Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSPolystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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