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Polystichum × potteri

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Polystichum × potteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum
Species:
P. × potteri
Binomial name
Polystichum × potteri
Barrington

Polystichum × potteri, known as Potter's holly fern, is a hybrid between Polystichum braunii and Polystichum acrostichoides.[1] It is named for Henry Potter, a Vermont farmer and botanist.[2][3]

Range

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Potter's holly fern has been documented in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.[4]

Taxonomy

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Though formally described by David Barrington in 1986, this hybrid was first reported in 1940 by Thompson and Coffin.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Polystichum × potteri Barrington | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  2. ^ "Polystichum × potteri | Ferns and Lycophytes of the World". Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  3. ^ a b Barrington, David S. (1986). "The Morphology and Cytology of Polystichum × Potteri Hybr. Nov. (= P. Acrostichoides × P. Braunii)". Rhodora. 88 (855): 297–313. ISSN 0035-4902. JSTOR 23312373.
  4. ^ "Polystichum x potteri Potter's Holly Fern". NatureServe Explorer 2.0. The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  5. ^ Thompson, R. H.; Coffin, R. L. (1940). "A Natural Hybrid between Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fée and P. acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott". American Fern Journal. 30 (3): 81–88. doi:10.2307/1545054. ISSN 0002-8444. JSTOR 1545054.