Polystichum × potteri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Polystichum |
| Species: | P. × potteri
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| Polystichum × potteri Barrington
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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
Potter's holly fern has been documented in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.[4]
Taxonomy
Though formally described by David Barrington in 1986, this hybrid was first reported in 1940 by Thompson and Coffin.[3][5]
References
- ^ "Polystichum × potteri Barrington | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Polystichum × potteri | Ferns and Lycophytes of the World". Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Polystichum x potteri Potter's Holly Fern". NatureServe Explorer 2.0. The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ 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.