Polystichum
The genus Polystichum belongs to the Dryopteridaceae family and inludes about 480 species (source gbif.org) of subcosmopolitan distribution. Four species are present in European flora. This genus is characterized by its evergreen and often glossy fronds, once-pinnate or bipinnate, its auriculate pinnae or pinnules, its rounded sori protected by peltate indusia, its growth in clumps.
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