Scientific Name:	Polystichum luctuosum ( syn. P. tsus-simense )
Pronunciation:	puh-LISS-tih-kum LUCK-to-oh-sum
Common Name:	Korean rock fern
Family Name:	Dryopteridaceae
Plant Type:	Fern, Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Fern 30-45 cm tall, fronds bipinnate, upright, dark green upper surface, olive green lower surface, black veins; stipe grooved, brown-black with usually very dark and narrow scales; pinnae lanceolate, finely divided, glossy with spiny-toothed margins; indusia large and persistent.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Arching Form: Vase Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.2 - 0.4m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Deep shade, Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Alpine, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Summer interest, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Compound, Fern-like Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Surfaces: Glabrous Compound Leaf: Bipinnate Colour in Summer: Purple, Dark-green Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate, Oblong, Ovate Apices: Mucronate Bases: Oblique (uneven) Margins: Dentate

Inflorescence Type: n/a Flower Morphology: n/a Colour (petals): No flowers Flower Time at Peak:

Fruit Type: Sporangium (spores) Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Apr, May Additional Info: sori initially white, then turning black

Bark or Stem Colour: Additional Info: no above ground stem     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes

Propagation:	Spore
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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