Polystichum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Polystichum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Polystichum (Greek, many rows; referring to the sori). Polypodiaceae. A group of ferns mostly of temperate regions, some species of which do well in living- rooms.Veins free and the roundish sori covered by indusia that are peltate and attached to the leaf by a short central stalk. They are mostly easily grown and thrive best in shade. One species is very commonly grown for fern-dishes. All the species have also been described by some authors under the genus Aspidium. For culture see Ferns. INDEX. acrostichoides, 2. capense, 12.Richardii, 10. aculeatum, 6. coriaceum, 12.tensemense, 7. amabile, 11.lepidocaulon, 4. Tsus-sinense, 7. angulare, 8. Lonchitis, 1. varium, 14. aristatum, 13.munitum, 3. viviparum, 5. Braunii, 9. proliferum, 6. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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