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Polystichum drepanum
Madeira Shield-Fern is a perennial fern native to the Portuguese island of Madeira, found in moist subtropical lowland forest. It grows best in shade or filtered light with consistently moist, well-drained soil.
Polystichum drepanum, also known as Madeira shield-fern, is a species of fern in the Dryopteridaceae family.
It is native to Madeira. Its natural habitat is subtropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Christmas fern · Hard shield-fern · Aleutian holly fern · Harsh Shield Fern · Polystichum bonapartii · Braun's hollyfern · Polystichum bulbiferum · Monte Guilarte hollyfern · California swordfern · Dudley's swordfern · Polystichum fallax · Narrowleaf swordfern
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Polystichum drepanum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
