Polystichum × potteri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Polystichum |
| Species: | P. × potteri
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| Polystichum × potteri Barrington
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Polystichum × potteri, known as Potter's holly fern, is a hybrid between Polystichum braunii and Polystichum acrostichoides.[1] It is named for Henry Potter, a Vermont farmer and botanist.[2][3]
Range
[edit | edit source]Potter's holly fern has been documented in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Though formally described by David Barrington in 1986, this hybrid was first reported in 1940 by Thompson and Coffin.[3][5]
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