Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl var. incisoserratum (D.C. Eaton) Underw.
Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C. Presl
Western sword fern
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8/28/2007 · Grove Trail, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Stout Grove, Crescent City, California 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Pteridophyta | Ferns |
| Class | Filicopsida | “Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns |
| Order | Polypodiales | Polypod ferns |
| Family | Dryopteridaceae | Wood ferns (about 70% of the ferns) |
| Genus | Polystichum | From the Greek polys, “many,” and stichos, “row,” referring to the rows of sori on the type species |
| Species | munitum | Armed, fortified |
Polystichum munitum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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