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Fried egg plant
Plantae Theaceae

Fried egg plant

Polyspora axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Sweet

Polyspora axillaris is an evergreen tree distributed across southern China, Taiw…

yellow helmet orchid
Plantae Orchidaceae

yellow helmet orchid

Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & H.R.Sweet

Polystachya concreta, the greater yellowspike orchid, is an orchid species nativ…

Christmas fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

Christmas fern

Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

Polystichum acrostichoides, the Christmas fern, is an evergreen clumping fern po…

hard shield fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

hard shield fern

Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth

Polystichum aculeatum is a European fern grown as an ornamental garden plant tha…

Braun's holly fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

Braun's holly fern

Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) Fée

Braun's hollyfern (Polystichum braunii) is a plant species native to Eurasia and…

California shield fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

California shield fern

Polystichum californicum (D.C.Eaton) Diels

Polystichum californicum, the California sword fern, is a hybrid North American …

Dudley's shield fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

Dudley's shield fern

Polystichum dudleyi Maxon

Polystichum dudleyi Maxon is a fern with divided lance-shaped fronds that grows …

Narrowleaf sword fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

Narrowleaf sword fern

Polystichum imbricans (D.C.Eaton) D.H.Wagner

Polystichum imbricans is a fern with narrow toothed overlapping leaflets that re…

Kruckeberg's sword fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

Kruckeberg's sword fern

Polystichum kruckebergii W.H.Wagner

Polystichum kruckebergii is a small fern native to rocky mountain habitats of we…

Lemmon's holly fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

Lemmon's holly fern

Polystichum lemmonii Underw.

Polystichum lemmonii is a small fern that grows primarily on serpentine substrat…

northern holly fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

northern holly fern

Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth

Polystichum lonchitis, or holly fern, is a circumpolar arctic-alpine Northern He…

western sword fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

western sword fern

Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C.Presl

Polystichum munitum is a dark green clumping fern that naturally grows in low el…

mother shield-fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

mother shield-fern

Polystichum proliferum (R.Br.) C.Presl

Polystichum proliferum, mother shield fern, is a hardy terrestrial fern native t…

mountain holly fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

mountain holly fern

Polystichum scopulinum (D.C.Eaton) Maxon

Polystichum scopulinum is a North American fern species that often grows in rock…

soft shield fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

soft shield fern

Polystichum setiferum (Forssk.) T.Moore ex Woyn.

Polystichum setiferum is a soft-textured European fern widely cultivated as an o…

Prickly Shield Fern
Plantae Dryopteridaceae

Prickly Shield Fern

Polystichum vestitum (G.Forst.) C.Presl

Polystichum vestitum (Prickly Shield Fern) is a terrestrial fern native to New Z…

Prairie Parsley
Plantae Apiaceae

Prairie Parsley

Polytaenia nuttallii DC.

Polytaenia nuttallii, or Nuttall's prairie parsley, is a carrot family flowering…

Texas Prairie Parsley
Plantae Apiaceae

Texas Prairie Parsley

Polytaenia texana (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance

Polytaenia texana (Texas prairie parsley) is an Apiaceae flowering plant native …

Alpine Haircap Moss
Plantae Polytrichaceae

Alpine Haircap Moss

Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G.L.Sm.

Polytrichastrum alpinum is a widespread moss that grows across multiple cold and…

Common Haircap Moss
Plantae Polytrichaceae

Common Haircap Moss

Polytrichum commune Hedw.

Polytrichum commune Hedw. is a medium-to-large dioicous haircap moss with a deta…

Bank Haircap Moss
Plantae Polytrichaceae

Bank Haircap Moss

Polytrichum formosum Hedw.

Bank haircap moss (Polytrichastrum formosum) is a widely distributed dioicous mo…

juniper haircap moss
Plantae Polytrichaceae

juniper haircap moss

Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw.

Polytrichum juniperinum, or juniper haircap moss, is a distinct moss species wit…

Ohio Haircap Moss
Plantae Polytrichaceae

Ohio Haircap Moss

Polytrichum ohioense Renauld & Cardot

Polytrichum ohioense is a common North American and European hair-cap moss found…

bristly haircap moss
Plantae Polytrichaceae

bristly haircap moss

Polytrichum piliferum Hedw.

Polytrichum piliferum is a dioicous bipolar moss with common sporophytes that pr…