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Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth

holly fern (Dryopteridaceae)

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Polystichum lonchitis grows in the mountains of western Ireland, North Wales, north-western England and Scotland; the shape of its leaflets is responsible for its common name of ‘holly fern’.

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-24

 holly fern / Polystichum lonchitis: _Polystichum lonchitis_ grows in the mountains of western Ireland, North Wales, north-western England and Scotland; the shape of its leaflets is responsible for its common name of ‘holly fern’.

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