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Soft Shield-fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

The Soft Shield-fern, Polystichum setiferum, is an evergreen or semi-evergreen fern native to southern and western Europe, with bright green fronds thirty to one hundred twenty centimeters long and a soft texture marked by bristly pinnule tips, its stalks and midribs covered in cinnamon-brown scales. It grows in woodlands, particularly on steep slopes, favoring places with mild winters and consistently moist summers. It is most common in Ireland, southwestern Great Britain, western France, and northwestern Iberia, with a range reaching north to Scotland and east to Crimea and Turkey, though its Mediterranean populations tend to sit at higher elevations.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Scientific Name
Polystichum setiferum 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteridophyta, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Soft Shield-fern

In Ecosystem

Mediterranean Basin, Ecosystems
Source Wikipedia: Polystichum setiferum
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Albania

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Algeria

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Austria

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Belgium

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Bulgaria

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France

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Germany

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Greece

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Hungary

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Iran

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Iraq

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Ireland

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Italy

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Luxembourg

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Morocco

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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Romania

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Spain

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Switzerland

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Tunisia

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Polystichum setiferum
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q2018810 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 344832
    Polystichum setiferum, or the soft shield fern, is an evergreen or semi-evergreen fern native to southern and western Europe.
  • article text (habitat realm), EntityId 344832
    It grows in woodlands, often but not always on steep slopes.
  • In Ecosystem: Mediterranean Basin, Distribution
    is most abundant in Ireland, southwestern Great Britain, western France and northwest Iberia, where it benefits from the combination of mild winters and moist summers, but also occurs more locally north to northern Scotland and east to the Crimea and Turkey; in the Mediterranean it usually grows at high altitudes.
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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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3. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Polystichum setiferum
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 4044517, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 4044517, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Dryopteridaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12480
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12480
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Wikidata: Soft Shield-fern
Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata P171View the Source
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