Scientific Name:	Polystichum braunii
Pronunciation:	puh-LISS-tih-kum BROWN-ee-eye
Common Name:	Braun's holly fern
Family Name:	Dryopteridaceae
Plant Type:	Fern
Key ID Features:	Fronds narrow at apex and base, bipinnate, densely arranged, lustrous, leathery, dark green; pinnules bristle-tipped; stipe and rachis are covered with silvery scales that mature to brown; sori dark greenish-brown before turning black.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Arching, Dense, Upright Form: Vase Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 1.5 - 2.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: B.C. west of Cascades, Canada - eastern, Europe, S.E. Asia / Japan / China, U.S. - northeast, U.S. - northwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Deep shade, Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Alpine, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Small garden/space, Summer interest, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Compound, Fern-like Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Lustrous, Pubescent Compound Leaf: Bipinnate Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate, Oblong, Ovate Apices: Acuminate, Acute Margins: Dentate, Serrate

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

Fruit Type: Sporangium (spores) Fruit Colour: Brown, Yellow Fruiting Time: May, Jun

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

Propagation:	Spore
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant

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

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