Northern holly fern

Polystichum lonchitis

Watch List 4

Habitat 4

Calcareous cliffs, moist rocky slopes and talus slopes.

Distribution 4

Yukon: Southern Kluane National Park, the Itsi Range and Tombstone Park
North America: Western Canada disjunct to eastern Canada, western United States and Great Lakes
World: Circumtemperate

Distinguishing Features 4

Pinnate shaped like swords.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Tony Frates, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyfrates/8226167058/
  2. (c) Amadej Trnkoczy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/atrnkoczy/8459173514/
  3. (c) José María Escolano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/valdelobos/6178384161/
  4. (c) L.G. Johanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

Range Map

iNaturalist.ca Map

Plant All (Plantae), Wood Fern Family (Dryopteridaceae)