Species

Polystichum cystostegium

Etymology

Polystichum: Many rows (of sori); from the Greek polus and stikhos; parallel rows of spore cases

Common Name(s)

Mountain shield fern

Current Conservation Status

2012 - Not Threatened

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Previous Conservation Status

2009 - Not Threatened
2004 - Not Threatened

Authority

Polystichum cystostegium (Hook.) J.B. Armstr.

Family

Dryopteridaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

NVS Species Code

POLCYS

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Ferns

Synonyms

Aspidium cystostegia Hook.; Dryopteris cystostegia (Hook.) Kuntze; Polystichum cystostegia

Flower Colours

No Flowers

Threats

Not Threatened

Chromosome No.

2n = 164

Endemic Taxon

Yes

Endemic Genus

No

Endemic Family

No

This page last updated on 7 Jan 2014