One of the most robust and reliable, this hardy native male fern offers superb texture with glossy, leathery, toothed, dark green foliage. Vigorous evergreen clumps are formed by many long fronds; up to four feet long in cool, shady sites.

Polystichum munitum, the western swordfern, [1] is an evergreen perennial fern native to western North America, where it is one of the most abundant ferns in forested areas.

Western Sword Fern is also known as Sword Holly Fern, Giant Holly Fern, Christmas Fern, Pineland Sword Fern, or Chamisso’s Shield Fern. Relationships: There are about 260 species of Polystichum worldwide with about 16 native to North America; and about 10 …

Majestic and weather-resistant, award-winning Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) is a robust evergreen fern forming a shapely, arching mound of long, narrowly lance-shaped, lustrous, dark green fronds. Each leaflet is dagger-shaped, with …

2023年11月25日 · The Western Sword Fern is a lush, evergreen fern popular in gardens and natural landscapes. Native to the forests of the Western United States, this fern is known for its long, sword-like fronds. It thrives in shady areas, adding a touch of greenery and forest charm wherever it grows.

As one of the most prevalent Northwest native plants, Sword Fern is best known for its bright green arching fronds that grace the shaded forest floor from the Yukon all the way south into southern California. This evergreen groundcover fern grows to a height of 4’ with an eventual spread of 7’. Each frond is pinnately compound, and lance-shaped.

Western sword fern (Polystichum munitum) is a large evergreen fern with dark green fronds that grow in a tight clump, spreading out radially from a round base. It grows up to 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide and is moderate to fast growing.

Western swordfern was among the most common species browsed by mule deer in the western hemlock/salal/western swordfern and the Pacific silver fir/western swordfern-redwood-sorrel associations on the Olympic National Forest.

You’ll often spot Polystichum munitum growing along a trail beneath Douglas firs, cedars, or redwood trees—a clue to how hardy these ferns are, as most other plants cannot tolerate the dry, shady conditions beneath a thick tree canopy.

Polystichum Species: munitum Family: Polypodiaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): The sword fern was a food source for Native Americans. They ate the rhizomes by boiling, baking, or steaming. The fern was also used to treat skin sores, chewed for treating sore throats, make a …