[Swordferns: The Genus Polystichum East of the Crest of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington] - [Ferns East of the Crest of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Lemmon's Holly Fern, Shasta Fern

Polystichum lemmonii

Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii

Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii)

Shasta fern as seen next to Tweedy's lewisia on Wedge Mt., Wenatchee National Forest.........June 8, 2009.

Leaflet of Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii) - Leaflet with spore capsules of Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii)

Close-up views of the leaflets, including the sori of shasta fern as seen on Wedge Mt., Wenatchee National Forest..........June 8, 2009.

Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii) - Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii)

Additional views of shasta fern as seen on Wedge Mt., Wenatchee National Forest.........June 8, 2009.

Paul Slichter