Polystichum munitum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 83 (1836).

Basionym
- Aspidium munitum Kaulf., Enum. Filic.: 236 (1824).
Homotypic
- Polypodium munitum (Kaulf.) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid. 180 (1836).
- Dryopteris munita (Kaulf.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 813 (1891).
- Aetopteron munitum (Kaulf.) House, Amer. Fern J. 10: 89 (1920).
Heterotypic
- Nephrodium plumula C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 33 (1825).
  - Polystichum plumula (C.Presl) C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 83 (1836).
- Aspidium munitum var. nudatum D.C.Eaton in J.J.Rothrock, Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler 6(Botany): 335 (1878 publ. 1879).
  - Polystichum munitum f. nudatum (D.C.Eaton) M.Broun, Index No. Amer. Ferns: 148 (1938).
  - Polystichum munitum subsp. nudatum (D.C.Eaton) Ewan, Amer. Fern J. 32: 100 (1942).
- Aspidium munitum var. incisoserratum D.C.Eaton, Ferns N. Amer. 1: 188 (1878).
  - Polystichum munitum var. incisoserratum (D.C.Eaton) Underw., Native Ferns, ed. 6: 116 (1900).
  - Polystichum munitum subsp. incisoserratum (D.C.Eaton) Piper & Beattie, Fl. N.W. Coast: 7 (1915).
  - Polystichum munitum f. incisoserratum (D.C.Eaton) Clute & H.St.John, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 41: 191 (1928).
- Polystichum munitum f. flabellatum A.A.Eaton, Fern Bull. 9: 8 (1901).
- Polystichum munitum subsp. solitarium Maxon, Fern Bull. 11: 39 (1903).
  - Polystichum solitarium (Maxon) Underw., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 493 (1908).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Belgium, Germany, Netherlands.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Alaska.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - South Dakota.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Pennsylvania.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexican Pacific Islands, Mexico Northwest.

Presl, C.B. 1836. Tentamen Pteridographiae, seu genera filicacearum praesertim juxta venarum decursum et distributionem exposita. 290 pp., XII tab., Pragae [Prague]. BHL Reference page.

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