Latin name: Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C.
  Presl.
  Pronunciation: pol-ee-STY-kum mew-NY-tum

  Common name: Western sword fern
  Family: Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern)
  Habitat: Wooded hillsides, shaded slopes, Channel
  Islands

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  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Polystichum
  2) munitum
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