Also known as Rigid Tassel Fern · Stiff Holly Fern
Polystichum rigens is an evergreen fern native to Japans rocky woodlands. It slowly forms a clump to one foot tall with shiny, dark green, narrow, rigid fronds.
Photos of Rigid Holly Fern (Polystichum rigens)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Polypodiopsida |
| order | Polypodiales |
| family | Dryopteridaceae |
| genus | Polystichum |
| species | Polystichum rigens |
