Scientific Name
    Polystichum acrostichoides
            Scientific Name w/ Auth.
    Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott
            Park
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
            Sensitive
    No
            Park Accepted
    Accepted
            Record Status
    Approved
    Park Preferred Common Names
    Christmas fern
            Park Synonyms
    
            Taxonomic Hierarchy
    | Kingdom | Plantae | 
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae | 
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta | 
| Superdivision | Embryophyta | 
| Division | Tracheophyta | 
| Subdivision | Polypodiophytina | 
| Class | Polypodiopsida | 
| Subclass | Polypodiidae | 
| Order | Polypodiales | 
| Suborder | Polypodiineae | 
| Family | Dryopteridaceae | 
| Subfamily | Dryopteridoideae | 
| Genus | Polystichum | 
| Species | Polystichum acrostichoides | 
Occurrence
    Present
        
            Nativeness
    Native
        
            Abundance
    Abundant
        
        
    Threatened Endangered Status
    State Species of Concern statuses
    Ozone Sensitive Status
    NatureServe GRank
    NatureServe SRank
    Observations
    
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    References
    
    Vouchers
    
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            External Links
    
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            Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
    Created By
    BLA - I&M Office.
            Created Date
    10/16/2000 12:00:00 AM
            Last Modified By
    Jeffrey Shreiner, 2003.
            Last Modified Date
    4/9/2004 12:00:00 AM
            Notes
    Park Species Detail: Found in shaded slopes and well-drained flats, in subacidic to circumneutral soils., Park Species Data Source: Updated by William Olson, July, 2003.
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