Latin name: Polystichum imbricans (D. Eaton) D.H. Wagner ssp. curtum (Ewan) D.H. Wagner Pronunciation: pol-ee-STY-kum IM-bri-kans KUR-tum Common name: Cliff sword fern Family: Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern) Habitat: Rocky slopes, woods, to 5000', Transverse and Peninsular Ranges, South Coast Blooming period: ////////// Name derivations: 1) Polystichum 2) imbricans 3) curtum

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