western swordfern

Polystichum munitum

Summary 6

Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) is an evergreen fern native to western North America, where it is one of the most abundant ferns. It occurs along the Pacific coast from southwest Washington to southern California, and also inland east to southeastern British Columbia, northern Idaho and western Montana, with isolated populations in interior northern British Columbia, the Black Hills in South Dakota, and on Guadalupe Island off Baja California.

National distribution 7

Canada
Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) James Gaither, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13892958@N07/2786984894
  2. (c) Anthony Mendoza, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/4836221403_315bf9a902.jpg
  3. (c) kqedquest, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/907884191_07368b0ec5.jpg
  4. (c) kqedquest, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1185/908737250_81a538ca8f.jpg
  5. (c) Ingrid P. Lin, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10211686
  6. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystichum_munitum
  7. (c) NatureServe, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/25334291

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