Polystichum munitum (Western sword fern)

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Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl

Western sword fern

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Pteridophyta	Ferns
Class	Filicopsida	“Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns
Order	Polypodiales	Polypod ferns
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Wood ferns (about 70% of the ferns)
Genus	Polystichum	From the Greek polys, “many,” and stichos, “row,” referring to the rows of sori on the type species
Species	munitum

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Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl var. incisoserratum (D.C. Eaton) Underw.

Polystichum munitum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/28/2007 · Grove Trail, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Stout Grove, Crescent City, California

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