Polystichum munitum: Country Or Region Of Origin
W. North America
Plant Profile: Polystichum munitum
Taxonomy: Polystichum munitumNames
California Sword Fern, Giant Holly Fern, Imbricate Sword Fern, Sword Fern, Western sword, Western Swordfern, Western Sword Fern
Phonetic Spelling:pol-IS-tick-um MUN-ee-tum
Genus:Polystichum
Species:munitum
Family:Polypodiaceae
This fern, native to the Pacific coast, has been honored with the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Polystichum munitum Feature Summary
Polystichum munitum Image Gallery
Tags
#fern
#non-toxic for horses
#non-toxic for dogs
#non-toxic for cats
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Polystichum munitum Feature Summary
Attributes
W. North America
Fruit
No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.
Flowers
No flowers.
Whole Plant Traits
Fern
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Leaves
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Stem
Landscape
Polystichum munitum Image Gallery
Polystichum munitum Attributes
Polystichum munitum Fruit
Polystichum munitum: Fruit Description
No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.
Polystichum munitum Flowers
Polystichum munitum: Flower Description
No flowers.
Polystichum munitum Whole Plant Traits
Polystichum munitum: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Polystichum munitum Cultural Conditions
Polystichum munitum: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Polystichum munitum Leaves
Polystichum munitum: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Polystichum munitum: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Polystichum munitum Stem
Polystichum munitum: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Polystichum munitum Landscape
Polystichum munitum: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
