Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas fern

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Family

Dryopteridaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Fern

Height

0.5 - 2ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

(inconspicuous)

Fruit

;

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Shade

Soil Texture

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

-

Fall Color

evergreen

Habitat

woods, thickets, and rocky slopes

Notes

grows in clumps; easily grown in rock gardens and shaded places; impartial to soil type

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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