Top native holly ferns
14 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Western Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
4
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Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
3
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Northern Holly Fern
Polystichum lonchitis
food
4
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Braun's Holly Fern
Polystichum braunii
food
4
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Narrowleaf Sword Fern
Polystichum imbricans
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Lemmon's Holly Fern
Polystichum lemmonii
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Dudley's Shield Fern
Polystichum dudleyi
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Mountain Holly Fern
Polystichum scopulinum
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California Shield Fern
Polystichum californicum
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Anderson's Holly Fern
Polystichum andersonii
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Kruckeberg's Sword Fern
Polystichum kruckebergii
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Haleakala Holly Fern
Polystichum haleakalense
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Hillebrand's Holly Fern
Polystichum hillebrandii
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Aleutian Shield Fern
Polystichum aleuticum