Polystichum dudleyi Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6786

Polystichum dudleyi Maxon

Dudley's sword fern, Dudley's swordfern

2015 Aaron E. Sims and CNPS

2018 Diane Renshaw

2012 John Game

Charles Webber1998 California Academy of Sciences

Polystichum dudleyi, a pteridophyte, is a fern that is native to California, and is endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Distribution Observation Search (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	DRYOPTERIDACEAE
Genus:	Polystichum

Communities: Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Polystichum dudleyi


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PODU2)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Nov 21, 2019).