Polystichum imbricans (D.C. Eaton) D.H. Wagner
narrow-leaved sword fern
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
narrow-leaved sword fern
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans
Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial arising from a short, stout rhizome.
Leaves:
Lanceolate, 20-70 cm long, 3-15 cm wide, 1-pinnate; pinnae oblong, overlapping and twisted 45degree or more to the plane of blade, with spreading teeth.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Polystichum imbricans
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)
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 |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1110 | 1105 | 1115 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
50 | 30 | 85 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
213 | 185 | 238 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 4 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
3 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
MH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
MH(3) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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