Alternative Title: Polystichum
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In certain fern genera, such as spleenworts ( Asplenium), wood ferns ( Dryopteris), and holly ferns ( Polystichum), hybridization between species (interspecific crossing) may be so frequent as to cause serious taxonomic problems. Hybridization between genera is rare but has been reported between closely related groups. Fern hybrids are conspicuously intermediate in...