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Polystichum acrostichoides

Family:Dryopteridaceae
Species:Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott
Common Name:Christmas fern
Habitat:A common mesic hardwood forest understory species in the parts of New York that have richer soils. In the more acidic as well as the more northern parts of New York, it becomes less common and more restricted to rich and rocky soils.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Fern
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACU (NCNE), FACU (EMP), S5 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank), CoC: 6
References:**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

SupraordinalFerns
Order Polypodiales
FamilyDryopteridaceae
Genus Polystichum
SpeciesPolystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott - Christmas fern

Citation

Citation Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott
Basionym: **
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Source

CountyYearHerbariaNotesSubmission Info
Albany1989 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Albany  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Allegany  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Bronx  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Bronx1935 BKL – BKL00028997
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Bronx1899 BKL – BKL00028980
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Bronx1888 BKL – BKL00028991
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Bronx1895 BKL – BKL00091238
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Broome1966 BING
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  1/18/2020 - BING (Julian Shepherd)
Broome  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Cattaraugus  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Cayuga2005 STERL
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Cayuga  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Chautauqua1993 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Chautauqua  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Chemung  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Chemung1935 BH
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
Werier (2017) voucher!; S.J. Smith 247 3/6/2018 - David Werier
Chenango  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Clinton1931 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Clinton1951 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Clinton  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Clinton1949 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Columbia  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Columbia1990 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Columbia1990 CONN
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Cortland1984 CONN
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Cortland  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Delaware  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Dutchess  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Dutchess1909 BKL – BKL00028979
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Erie  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Essex1931 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Essex  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Essex1922 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Essex1958 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Franklin1951 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Franklin  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Franklin1966 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Fulton  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Genesee  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Greene  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Greene1932 BKL – BKL00028981
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Hamilton  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Hamilton1966 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Hamilton1926 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Hamilton1950 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Herkimer  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Herkimer1904 BKL – BKL00028965
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Jefferson1992 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Jefferson  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Kings  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Kings1866 BKL – BKL00027397
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings  BKL – BKL00027374
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1858 BKL – BKL00091237
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1866 BKL – BKL00028962
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Lewis1949 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Lewis  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Lewis1922 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Livingston  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Madison  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Monroe  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Monroe1977 FLH
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  3/13/2022 - FLH (Bruce Gilman)
Montgomery  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Nassau  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Nassau1977 BKL – BKL00028989
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1931 BKL – BKL00027382
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1898 BKL – BKL00027400
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau2006 BKL – BKL00076210
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
New York  BKL – BKL00028983
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
New York1896 BKL – BKL00027373
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
New York  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Niagara  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Oneida  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Onondaga  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Ontario  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Orange  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Orange1990 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Orange2007 BKL – BKL00086068
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1990 BKL – BKL00027376
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1990 BKL – BKL00027375
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1990 BKL – BKL00027377
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange2007 BKL – BKL00086064
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1986 BKL – BKL00028964
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1986 BKL – BKL00028984
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1893 BKL – BKL00028992
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1979 BKL – BKL00028998
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange2004 BKL – BKL00033717
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1979 BKL – BKL00086378
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange2009 BKL – BKL00095197
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1965 BKL – BKL00028990
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orleans  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Oswego  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Oswego1970 RCFS – accession # 10308
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  11/17/2009 - RCFS (Andy Nelson)
Oswego1968 RCFS – accession # 10309
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  11/17/2009 - RCFS (Andy Nelson)
Oswego1973 RCFS – accession # 10310
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  11/17/2009 - RCFS (Andy Nelson)
Oswego1971 RCFS – accession # 10311
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  11/17/2009 - RCFS (Andy Nelson)
Oswego1970 RCFS – accession # 10878
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  11/17/2009 - RCFS (Andy Nelson)
Otsego1902 BKL – BKL00091240
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Otsego  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Otsego1902 BKL – BKL00028967
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Putnam2007 BKL – BKL00086601
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Putnam  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Queens  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Queens1910 BKL – BKL00027378
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1886 BKL – BKL00027393
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1913 BKL – BKL00027394
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1867 BKL – BKL00027401
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1925 BKL – BKL00027385
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1888 BKL – BKL00027384
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1889 BKL – BKL00027392
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1913 BKL – BKL00027395
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1988 BKL – BKL00027399
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1899 BKL – BKL00027380
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Rensselaer  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Rensselaer1999 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Rensselaer1998 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Rensselaer1997 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Rensselaer1996 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Richmond  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Richmond1910 BKL – BKL00028968
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond1996 BKL – BKL00028977
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond1998 BKL – BKL00028978
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond1905 BKL – BKL00028975
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Rockland1886 BKL – BKL00028972
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Rockland1895 BKL – BKL00028976
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Rockland  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Rockland1990 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Saratoga  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Schenectady  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Schoharie  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Schoharie2000 BKL – BKL00029562
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Schuyler  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
St. Lawrence1992 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
St. Lawrence1935 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
St. Lawrence  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
St. Lawrence1914 BKL – BKL00028970
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Steuben  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Steuben1889 BKL – BKL00028994
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1886 BKL – BKL00027402
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1941 BKL – BKL00027381
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1994 BKL – BKL00028995
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1925 BKL – BKL00027386
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1930 BKL – BKL00027390
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1920 BKL – BKL00027387
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1994 BKL – BKL00028986
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1994 BKL – BKL00028996
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1940 BKL – BKL00027389
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1892 BKL – BKL00027396
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1961 BKL – BKL00080617
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1990 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Suffolk  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Suffolk1974 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Suffolk1912 BKL – BKL00027391
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1921 BKL – BKL00027388
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1932 BKL – BKL00027379
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Sullivan1968 BKL – BKL00028985
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Sullivan  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Tioga  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Tioga1978 BING
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  1/18/2020 - BING (Julian Shepherd)
Tompkins1969 BKL – BKL00028988
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Tompkins  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Ulster2011 BKL – BKL00101644
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2009 BKL – BKL00093922
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster1918 BKL – BKL00028973
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2010 BKL – BKL00098407
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2010 BKL – BKL00097808
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2009 BKL – BKL00095250
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2009 BKL – BKL00095619
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2010 BKL – BKL00097850
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Ulster2010 BKL – BKL00097998
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2010 BKL – BKL00097032
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2009 BKL – BKL00095293
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2010 BKL – BKL00097461
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2009 BKL – BKL00094720
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Warren1973 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Warren1935 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Warren  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Washington  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Washington1893 BKL – BKL00028971
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Wayne  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Westchester1937 NYBarcode ID: 149437
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Westchester  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Westchester1910 BKL – BKL00027398
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Westchester1887 BKL – BKL00028974
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Westchester2001 BKL – BKL00019805
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Westchester1910 BKL – BKL00028963
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Westchester1981 BKL – BKL00028969
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Westchester1936 BKL – BKL00028987
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Westchester2011 BKL – BKL00100754
Herbarium Name Used: Polystichum acrostichoides
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Wyoming  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   
Yates  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Polystichum acrostichoides
   

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.