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Polystichum cystostegia
Height: 0.3m;  Spread: 0.5m
Mountain shield fern (Fern)
Grows on exposed hillsides in the lee of rocks. Fronds die off in winter and reappear in November or December.
Photo gallery:
Remarkable indeed: A mountain shield fern shelters from very unseasonal snow above the Remarkables Ski Field - in mid January.
Remarkable indeed: A mountain shield fern peeks up through very unseasonal snow above the Remarkables Ski Field - in mid January.
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