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Polystichum kruckebergii W.H. Wagner
Kruckeberg's hollyfern
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)

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Species Information

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General:
Evergreen perennial arising from a short, stout rhizome.
Leaves:
Lanceolate, 10-40 cm long, 3-7 cm wide, 1-pinnate, with short stipes; pinnae oblong, deeply cut, with ascending teeth, pinnae twisted out of plane of blade.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Dry to mesic ultramafic rock outcrops and talus in the montane and subalpine zones; rare in SW BC (Cascade Mountains and southern Coastal Ranges, disjunct to the Cassiar Mountains); S to MT, UT, ID and CA.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Polystichum kruckebergii

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
Site Information
 Value / Class

Minimum

Average

Maximum
Elevation (metres) 1023 1497 2200
Slope Gradient (%) 25 68 95
Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W] 		0 310 325
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric] 		4 4 4
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class		 F
Number of field plots
 species was recorded in:		 4
Modal BEC Zone Class
 SWB
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in: ESSF(1), MS(1), SWB(2)

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Dryopteridaceae
 Flora North America treatment for Polystichum kruckebergii
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

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General References

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Family References
 General Botanical References for BC
Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-07-27 4:54:06 AM ]
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