Polystichum munitum
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644077400c7cc036287758 |
| Scientific name | Polystichum munitum |
| Authority | (Kaulf.) C.Presl |
| First published in | Tent. Pterid. 83. 1836 ; & NPfl. 189 |
Description Top
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Polystichum munitum, commonly known as the Western Swordfern, is an evergreen perennial fern native to western North America. It is found along the Pacific coast from southeastern Alaska to southern California, and also inland east to southeastern British Columbia, northern Idaho and western Montana, with disjunctive populations in northern British Columbia, Canada; the Black Hills in South Dakota, United States; and Guadalupe Island off of Baja California, Mexico. It is known to have locally naturalized in parts of Great Britain and Ireland. It grows best in well-drained acidic soil of rich humus and small stones, and prefers cool weather. It is a favored horticultural subject in western North America and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in the United Kingdom. It is used by the Coast Salish people of B.C. and Washington state as a pain reliever, and by other Native American/First Nations peoples for food and other uses.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Polystichum plumula | C.Presl | Tent. Pterid. 83. 1836 (1836) |
| Aspidium munitum | Kaulf. | Enum. Filic. : 236 (1824) |
| Dryopteris munita | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 813 (1891) |
| Aetopteron munitum | House | Amer. Fern J. 10: 89 (1920) |
| Aspidium munitum var. inciso-serratum | D.C.Eaton | Ferns N. Amer. 1: 188 1880 |
| Polystichum munitum var. incisoserratum | Underw. | Native Ferns, ed. 6 116. 1900 |
| Polystichum munitum subsp. nudatum | (D.C.Eaton) Ewan | Amer. Fern J. 32: 100 (1942) |
| Aspidium munitum var. nudatum | D.C.Eaton | Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler 6(Botany): 335 (1878) |
| Nephrodium plumula | C.Presl | Reliq. Haenk. 1: 33 (1825) |
| Polystichum munitum subsp. solitarium | Maxon | Fern Bull. 11: 39 (1903) |
| Polystichum solitarium | (Maxon) Underw. ex Maxon | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 493. 1908 |
| Polystichum munitum f. inciso-serratum | (D.C.Eaton) Clute & H.St.John | |
| Polystichum munitum f. nudatum | (D.C.Eaton) M.Broun | Index No. Amer. Ferns 148. 1938 |
| Polystichum munitum subsp. inciso-serratum | (D.C.Eaton) Piper & Beattie | Fl. N.W. Coast [Piper & Beattie] 7. 1915 [10 Nov 1915] |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | western swordfern |
| Welsh | gwrychredynen y cledd |
| Hebrew | שרך החרב המערבי |
| Japanese | ソードシダ |
| Dutch | zwaardvaren |
| Polish | paprotnik zbrojny |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001109274 |
| Canadensys | 5434 |
| USDA Plants | POMU |
| Tropicos | 26602438 |
| INPN | 611438 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17207740-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-26602438 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 667495 |
| Observations.org | 135089 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 3279 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000461947 |
| Nature Serve | 2.139386 |
| IPNI | 17207740-1 |
| iNaturalist | 47751 |
| GBIF | 2651122 |
| Freebase | /m/066vq8 |
| FEIS | plants/fern/polmun |
| EPPO | POIMU |
| EOL | 485701 |
| Elurikkus | 268787 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 6793 |
| USDA GRIN | 412421 |
| Wikipedia | Polystichum_munitum |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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