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PLANTS

Braun's hollyfern

Polystichum braunii

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Braun's hollyfern, photo 1 of 5
Braun's hollyfern, photo 2 of 5
Braun's hollyfern, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests.

There are 284 observations of Braun's hollyfern in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie67
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine65
  3. Capitale-Nationale40
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches29
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent28
  6. Côte-Nord17
  7. Laurentides14
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  9. Mauricie7
  10. Montérégie5
  11. Outaouais5

Habitat

ForestCephas

Similar species

TOXIC
Male fernDryopteris filix-mas
Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoides
Common ladyfernAthyrium filix-femina
Intermediate woodfernDryopteris intermedia
Cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum
WoodfernDryopteris marginalis
Ostrich fernMatteuccia struthiopteris
Subarctic lady fernAthyrium angustum
Spreading woodfernDryopteris expansa
Interrupted fernOsmunda claytoniana