Polystichum aculeatum
(L.) RothNOT EVALUATEDPublished in Roth. (1799). In: Tent. Fl. Germ. 3: 79.
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, NW. Africa, Europe to N. Iran, Altay to W. Himalaya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
