[Ferns West 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

Lemmon's Holly Fern, Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii) - Lemmon's Holly Fern, Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii) - Lemmon's Holly Fern, Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii)

Lemmon's holly fern observed atop Big Red Mountain on the Siskiyou Crest, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest......July 16, 2020.

Lemmon's Holly Fern, Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii) - Lemmon's Holly Fern, Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii)

Lemmon's Holly Fern, Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii)

Lemmon's holly fern observedin California along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 about a mile or so east of the saddle above Echo Lake and slightly further east of the Red Buttes Wilderness boundary, Klamath National Forest.......July 14, 2020.

Lemmon's Holly Fern, Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii) - Lemmon's Holly Fern, Shasta Fern: Polystichum lemmonii (Synonyms: Polystichum mohrioides, Polystichum mohrioides var. lemmonii)

Shasta ferns observed atop Observation Peak, Siskiyou Crest, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.......July 15, 2020.

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