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Holly Fern

Polystichum lonchitis

146Records since 2000
MayPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May36
Jun25
Jul31
Aug22
Sep22
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Perth and Kinross Scotland66
2Highland Scotland40
3Stirling Scotland12
4Cumbria England8
5Argyll and Bute Scotland5
6Moray Scotland3
7Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland2
8Angus Scotland1
13 England127 Scotland4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
146
Peak month
May
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Polystichum lonchitis
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
666
Most recorded in
Perth and Kinross
Conservation designations
Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Polystichum
Name with authority
Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q542735 · GBIF 2651113