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Polystichum acrostichoides

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Description
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Genome
Scientific Literature
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Internal ID UUID6440773f05b65621088124
Scientific name Polystichum acrostichoides
Authority (Michx.) Schott
First published in Gen. Fil. [Schott] ad t.9. 1834 ; & NPfl. 190

Description Top

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Polystichum acrostichoides, also known as Christmas fern, is a perennial, evergreen fern native to eastern North America. It is commonly found in moist and shady habitats, such as woodlands, stream banks, and rocky slopes. The name "Christmas fern" comes from its ability to retain its green color during the winter months. This fern has a tufted growth habit and can form colonies, but is often found growing alone or in small groups. Its fronds are dark green, leathery, and have 20 to 35 pairs of pinnae with spiny edges. The fertile fronds, which produce spores, are smaller and located at the tip of the frond. Christmas fern is popular in gardens due to its easy cultivation and evergreen nature. It is also beneficial for erosion control on steep slopes. This fern can be parasitized by a fungus, and can hybridize with other fern species.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Aetopteron acrostichoides (Michx.) House Amer. Fern J. 10: 88 (1920)
Thelypteris acrostichoides (Michx.) Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 277 (1912)
Dryopteris acrostichoides (Michx.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 812 (1891)
Aspidium acrostichoides (Michx.) Sw. Syn. Fil. : 44 (1806)
Aspidium schweinitzii L.C.Beck Bot. North. Middle States : 449 (1833)
Nephrodium acrostichoides Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 267 (1803)
Polystichum acrostichoides f. incisum (A.Gray) Gilbert List N. Amer. Pterid. : 19 (1901)
Polystichum acrostichoides var. schweinitzii (Beck) Small Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20(12): 464 (1893)
Polystichum acrostichoides var. incisum A.Gray Manual : 632 (1848)
Polystichum acrostichoides f. crispum Clute Our Ferns 317. 1901
Polystichum acrostichoides f. demittens C.F.Reed Castanea 16: 65, f.1. 1951
Polystichum acrostichoides f. furcatum F.Seym. Fl. Vermont, ed. 4 28. 1969
Polystichum acrostichoides f. gymnosorum Neidorf Amer. Fern J. 39(4): 103. 1949 [17 Dec 1949]
Polystichum acrostichoides f. lanceolatum Clute Fern Bull. 20: 24. 1912
Polystichum acrostichoides f. ligulatum Gruber Amer. Fern J. 30(2): 48. 1940 [23 Jun 1940]
Polystichum acrostichoides f. multifida Clute Fern Bull. 15: 122. 1909
Polystichum acrostichoides f. orbiculatum Eames Rhodora 33: 168. 1931
Polystichum acrostichoides f. recurvatum Clute Fern Bull. 12: 79. 1904
Polystichum acrostichoides f. spathiforme C.F.Reed Castanea 16: 69. 1951
Polystichum acrostichoides f. ventroperaferens Neidorf Amer. Fern J. 39(4): 103, t.9. 1949 [17 Dec 1949]
Nephrodium acrostichoides var. incisum (A.Gray) Hopkins Fern Bull. 15: 7. 1907
Polystichum acrostichoides var. crispum Clute Our Ferns 107. 1901
Aspidium acrostichoides var. incisum A.Gray Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 238. 1835

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Language Common/alternative name
English christmas fern
Chinese 圣诞耳蕨

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Polystichum acrostichoides var. lonchitoides M.G.Brooks Castanea 12: 24 (1947)

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.
pour boiling water over milled sphagnum moss, sow seeds, enclose in plastic bag, grow indoors for 2 years

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • New Brunswick
      • Nova Scotia
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Québec
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
      • Iowa
      • Kansas
      • Minnesota
      • Missouri
      • Oklahoma
      • Wisconsin
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Indiana
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • Michigan
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Ohio
      • Pennsylvania
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
      • West Virginia
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Arkansas
      • Delaware
      • District Of Columbia
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Kentucky
      • Louisiana
      • Maryland
      • Mississippi
      • North Carolina
      • South Carolina
      • Tennessee
      • Virginia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001109261
Florida Plant Atlas 3775
Flora of Alabama 107
Canadensys 5424
USDA Plants POAC4
Tropicos 26602423
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17205300-1
The Plant List tro-26602423
Missouri Botanical Garden 285770
Open Tree Of Life 647092
NCBI Taxonomy 28470
Nature Serve 2.139298
IPNI 17205300-1
iNaturalist 54412
GBIF 2651098
Freebase /m/0h6vdh
WisFlora 4601
EOL 597260
USDA GRIN 401943
Wikipedia Polystichum_acrostichoides

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_025802375.1 ASM2580237v1 Scaffold Iridian Genomes 2022-10-23 85.0x 429.78 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

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A review on arsenic in the environment: bio-accumulation, remediation, and disposal Patel KS, Pandey PK, Martín-Ramos P, Corns WT, Varol S, Bhattacharya P, Zhu Y RSC Adv 16-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10186335
doi:10.1039/d3ra02018e
PMID:37200696
Abundant, distinct, and seasonally dynamic bee community in the canopy‐aerosphere interface above a temperate forest Cunningham‐Minnick MJ, Milam J, Kane B, Roberts HP, King DI Ecol Evol 15-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9929519
doi:10.1002/ece3.9739
PMID:36818539
The Complete Genome Sequence of Polystichum acrostichoides (Dryopteridaceae, Polypodiales) Raoui S, Pirro S, Amzazi S, Ghazal H Biodivers Genomes 12-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9681033
doi:10.56179/001c.55604
PMID:36420084
Plant vernalization proteins contain unusual PHD superdomains without histone H3 binding activity Franco-Echevarría E, Rutherford TJ, Fiedler M, Dean C, Bienz M J Biol Chem 27-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9640981
doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102540
PMID:36174674
Antheridiogen controls spatial dynamics of sex expression in naturally occurring gametophytes of the tree fern Cyathea multiflora Harrington AD, Blake‐Mahmud J, Watkins JE Jr Am J Bot 18-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9545132
doi:10.1002/ajb2.16040
PMID:35862812
Effects of Rhododendron removal and prescribed fire on bees and plants in the southern Appalachians Ulyshen M, Elliott K, Scott J, Horn S, Clinton P, Liu N, Miniat CF, Caldwell P, Oishi C, Knoepp J, Bolstad P Ecol Evol 01-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8888263
doi:10.1002/ece3.8677
PMID:35261754
Floristic Changes in the Understory Vegetation of Mixed Temperate New England Freshwater Island Forests over a Period of 33 Years Holland MM, Winkler M Plants (Basel) 18-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7698944
doi:10.3390/plants9111600
PMID:33218069
Seasonal coordination of leaf hydraulics and gas exchange in a wintergreen fern Prats KA, Brodersen CR AoB Plants 11-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7724977
doi:10.1093/aobpla/plaa048
PMID:33324481
Pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment of beriberi after gastric surgery Wilson RB Nutr Rev 10-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7666909
doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuaa004
PMID:32388553
Environmental impact on the temporal production of chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers in the mixed breeding system of Viola pubescens Sternberger AL, Ruhil AV, Rosenthal DM, Ballard HE, Wyatt SE PLoS One 11-Mar-2020
PMCID:PMC7065761
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0229726
PMID:32160228
Data of soil, vegetation and bird species found on double-crested cormorant colonies in the southeastern United States Moran Veum L, Dorr BS, Hanson-Dorr K, Moore RJ, Rush SA Data Brief 29-Oct-2019
PMCID:PMC6859226
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.104726
PMID:31763391
At the confluence of vicariance and dispersal: Phylogeography of cavernicolous springtails (Collembola: Arrhopalitidae, Tomoceridae) codistributed across a geologically complex karst landscape in Illinois and Missouri Katz AD, Taylor SJ, Davis MA Ecol Evol 24-Sep-2018
PMCID:PMC6206200
doi:10.1002/ece3.4507
PMID:30397468
Environmentally driven extinction and opportunistic origination explain fern diversification patterns Lehtonen S, Silvestro D, Karger DN, Scotese C, Tuomisto H, Kessler M, Peña C, Wahlberg N, Antonelli A Sci Rep 06-Jul-2017
PMCID:PMC5500532
doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05263-7
PMID:28684788
The economy of reproduction in dimorphic ferns Britton MR, Watkins JE Jr Ann Bot 01-Sep-2016
PMCID:PMC5091731
doi:10.1093/aob/mcw177
PMID:27590336
Macroecological and macroevolutionary patterns of leaf herbivory across vascular plants Turcotte MM, Davies TJ, Thomsen CJ, Johnson MT Proc Biol Sci 22-Jul-2014
PMCID:PMC4071545
doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.0555
PMID:24870043

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids
2-Amino-4-hydroxy-4-methylpentanedioic acid 4961357 Click to see CC(CC(C(=O)O)N)(C(=O)O)O 177.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(73)85139-8
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids / L-alpha-amino acids
(2S,4S)-4-amino-2-hydroxy-2-methylpentanedioic acid 440894 Click to see CC(CC(C(=O)O)N)(C(=O)O)O 177.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(73)85139-8

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