Polystichum vestitum

Polystichum vestitum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum
Species:
P. vestitum
Binomial name
Polystichum vestitum
Synonyms
  • Polypodium vestitum G.Forst.
  • Aspidium vestitum (G.Forst.) Sw.
  • Polystichum venustum Hombr.
  • Aspidium venustum (Hombr.) Hook.f.

Polystichum vestitum, commonly known as the prickly shield fern or pūnui (Māori),[2] is a hardy, evergreen or semi-evergreen ground fern.

  1. ^ Forster (1836).
  2. ^ NZ Flora. "Polystichum Vestitum". NZ Flora. Retrieved 30 April 2018.