Polystitchum x illyricum (the rare hybrid between Polystichum lonchitis (Holly Fern) and Polystichum acueleatum (Hard Shield Fern)

 

below: P. x illyricum (hybrid)

Polystitchum lonchitis (Click over to enlarge)
taken from the BSBI crib showing how to recognize pinnae detail on hybrid P.x illyricum

This above is a photo of P. x illyricum (hybrid) the photo was taken from a specimen in Scotland

Note the "in between" look at the top row of pinnae.

Thanks to Roger Golding for photo


Rare photos of P. x illyricum (hybrid)   


 The above photo show the rare hybrid  P. x illyricum (Click over to enlarge)
The hybrid is of Polystichum lonchitis (Holly Fern) and Polystichum aculeatum (Hard Shield Fern)
The photos have been kindly shared to me by Andrew Leonard who discovered the
rare plant in Vercors, France.

 The above photo show the rare hybrid  P. x illyricum (Click over to enlarge)
The hybrid is of Polystichum lonchitis (Holly Fern) and Polystichum aculeatum (Hard Shield Fern)
The photos have been kindly shared to me by Andrew Leonard who discovered the
rare plant in Vercors, France.

The above photo show the rare hybrid  P. x illyricum (Click over to enlarge)
The hybrid is of Polystichum lonchitis (Holly Fern) and Polystichum aculeatum (Hard Shield Fern)
The photos have been kindly shared to me by Andrew Leonard who discovered the
rare plant in Vercors, France.

 The above photo show the rare hybrid  P. x illyricum (Click over to enlarge)
The hybrid is of Polystichum lonchitis (Holly Fern) and Polystichum aculeatum (Hard Shield Fern)
The photos have been kindly shared to me by Andrew Leonard who discovered the
rare plant in Vercors, France.

 The above photo show the rare hybrid  P. x illyricum (Click over to enlarge)
The hybrid is of Polystichum lonchitis (Holly Fern) and Polystichum aculeatum (Hard Shield Fern)
The photos have been kindly shared to me by Andrew Leonard who discovered the
rare plant in Vercors, France.