E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth
northern holly fern (northern hollyfern)
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

General:
Evergreen perennial arising from a short, stout rhizome.

Leaves:
Lanceolate, 10-50 cm long, 3-7 cm wide, 1-pinnate; pinnae oblong, the lowermost pinnae triangular, with spreading teeth.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecological Framework for Polystichum lonchitis

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
Site Information	Avg	Min	Max
Elevation (metres)	1148	0	2420
Slope Gradient (%)	45	0	125
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	197	0	360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	3	0	6
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	C
# of field plots species was recorded in:	317
Modal BEC Zone Class	ESSF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in	AT(12), CWH(112), ESSF(126), ICH(39), MH(13), MS(2)
Source: Klinkenberg 2013

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

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