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Polystichum acrostichoides

Index Polystichum acrostichoides

Polystichum acrostichoides, commonly denominated Christmas fern, is a perennial, evergreen fern native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia, Canada west to Minnesota and south to Florida and eastern Texas. [1]

33 relations: André Michaux, Canada, Christmas, Decomposition, Dryopteris, Erosion control, Europe, Evergreen, Fern, Fiddlehead fern, Florida, Frond, Frost, Garden, Glossary of leaf morphology, Heinrich Wilhelm Schott, Humus, Minnesota, Natural landscaping, Naturalisation (biology), North America, Nova Scotia, Ornamental plant, Perennial plant, Pinnation, Plant litter, Polystichum munitum, Soil conservation, Sporangium, Spore, Stipe (botany), Texas, United States.

André Michaux

André Michaux, also styled Andrew Michaud, (8 March 174613 November 1802) was a French botanist and explorer.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,Martindale, Cyril Charles.

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Decomposition

Decomposition is the process by which organic substances are broken down into simpler organic matter.

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Dryopteris

Dryopteris, commonly called wood fern, male fern (referring in particular to Dryopteris filix-mas), or buckler fern, is a genus of about 250 species of ferns with distribution in Eastern Asia, the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Pacific islands, with the highest species diversity in eastern Asia.

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Erosion control

Erosion control is the practice of preventing or controlling wind or water erosion in agriculture, land development, coastal areas, river banks and construction.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen is a plant that has leaves throughout the year, always green.

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Fern

A fern is a member of a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers.

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Fiddlehead fern

Fiddleheads or fiddlehead greens are the furled fronds of a young fern, harvested for use as a vegetable.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Frond

A frond is a large, divided leaf.

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Frost

Frost is the coating or deposit of ice that may form in humid air in cold conditions, usually overnight.

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Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature.

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Glossary of leaf morphology

The following is a defined list of terms which are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants.

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Heinrich Wilhelm Schott

Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (7 January 1794 in Brünn (Brno), Moravia – 5 March 1865 at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna) was an Austrian botanist well known for his extensive work on aroids (Family Araceae).

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Humus

In soil science, humus (derived in 1790–1800 from the Latin humus for earth, ground) denominates the fraction of soil organic matter that is amorphous and without the "cellular cake structure characteristic of plants, micro-organisms or animals." Humus significantly affects the bulk density of soil and contributes to its retention of moisture and nutrients.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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Natural landscaping

Natural landscaping, also called native gardening, is the use of native plants, including trees, shrubs, groundcover, and grasses which are indigenous to the geographic area of the garden.

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Naturalisation (biology)

In biology, naturalisation (or naturalization) is any process by which a non-native organism or species spreads into the wild and its reproduction is sufficient to maintain its population.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (Latin for "New Scotland"; Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada.

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Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as houseplants, for cut flowers and specimen display.

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Perennial plant

A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years.

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Pinnation

Pinnation (also called pennation) is the arrangement of feather-like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis.

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Plant litter

Litterfall, plant litter, leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, or duff, is dead plant material (such as leaves, bark, needles, twigs, and cladodes) that have fallen to the ground.

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Polystichum munitum

Polystichum munitum, the western swordfern, is an evergreen fern native to western North America, where it is one of the most abundant ferns.

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Soil conservation

Soil conservation is the preventing of soil loss from erosion or reduced fertility caused by over usage, acidification, salinization or other chemical soil contamination.

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Sporangium

A sporangium (pl., sporangia) (modern Latin, from Greek σπόρος (sporos) ‘spore’ + αγγείον (angeion) ‘vessel’) is an enclosure in which spores are formed.

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Spore

In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions.

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Stipe (botany)

In botany, a stipe is a stalk that supports some other structure.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Aspidium acrostichoides, Christmas Fern, Christmas fern.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystichum_acrostichoides

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