| Polystichum luctuosum | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Division: | Polypodiophyta | 
| Class: | Polypodiopsida | 
| Order: | Polypodiales | 
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae | 
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae | 
| Genus: | Polystichum | 
| Species: | P. luctuosum  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Polystichum luctuosum (Kunze) T. Moore  | |
Polystichum luctuosum is a species of fern known by the common names Korean rock fern[1] and Tsushima holly fern. It is a small, clump-forming, tufted, evergreen to semi-evergreen fern native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, and Thailand, as well as southern Africa. The fern grows to about 1–1.5 feet in height, with a spread of 1–1.5 feet, with stipe up to 30 cm long, pale to mid-brown, with dark brown to almost black scales, and bi-pinnate, glossy, dark green fronds.
Synonyms
- Aspidium aculeatum var. pallescens Franch.
 - Aspidium luctuosum Kunze
 - Aspidium tsus-simense Hook.
 - Polystichum falcilobum Ching
 - Polystichum tsus-simense (Hook.) J. Sm.
 - Polystichum tsus-simense var. pallescens Franch.
 
References
- ↑ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 585. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
 
- Index Fil. 95 1858.
 - The Plant List entry
 - JSTOR entry
 - Missouri Botanical Garden entry
 - Flora of Zimbabwe entry
 
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