Translations:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Ferns/27/en
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Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
Where found: The Christmas fern is native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota and south to Florida and eastern Texas.
Description: The Christmas fern is an evergreen fern, with fronds growing to 30-80 cm long and 5-12 cm broad, pinnate with 20-35 pairs of pinnules. The spores are produced on small pinnules toward the apex of the frond. This fern was once commonly used as a Christmas decoration.
