Polystichum scopulinum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Polystichum scopulinum (D. C. Eaton) Maxon

Mountain holly fern, Mountain hollyfern

2018 David popp

2023 David popp

2019 Matt Berger

2006 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

Polystichum scopulinum is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~110 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Ultramafic affinity: 1.7 - weak indicator

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Polystichum mohrioides var. scopulinum

Information about Polystichum scopulinum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POSC5) 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: 05/14/2025).