Western sword fern, Polystichum munitum, is an evergreen fern of the family Dryopteridaceae native to the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to California, where it is one of the most abundant understory plants in coniferous rainforests. Its long, leathery fronds bear rows of narrow, sword-shaped leaflets each with a small thumb-like lobe at the base, and its evergreen foliage was used by Pacific Northwest Coast indigenous peoples for lining pits and wrapping food.
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Source Wikidata: Western Sword Fern
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikipedia: Polystichum munitum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Western Sword Fern
- Wikidata Q2273822, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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