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Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

Description:

Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) is an evergreen fern native to western North America, where it is one of the most abundant ferns occurring along the Pacific coast from southeast Alaska south to southern California, and also inland east to southeastern British Columbia, northern Idaho and western Montana, with isolated populations in interior northern British Columbia, the Black Hills in South Dakota, and on Guadalupe Island off Baja California. Wikipedia

Habitat:

Tree litter along Crystal Springs Trail in Huddart County Park, Woodside, CA.

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misako
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misako

San Mateo, California, USA

Spotted on Jan 6, 2013
Submitted on Jan 9, 2013

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