Summary description from Wikipedia:

Polystichum munitum in languages:

Belarusian

Западна Мечова Папрат

Chinese

西方剑蕨

Danish

sværdbregne

Dutch

Zwaardvaren

English

western swordfern

English

western sword fern

English

sword fern

French

polystic à épées

German

Westamerikanischer Schwertfarn

Polish

paprotnik sztywny

Polish

Paprotnik Zbrojny

Russian

Многорядник защищённый

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Parent Taxon

• Polystichum

Sibling Taxa

• Polystichum acanthophyllum
• Polystichum acrostichoides
• Polystichum aculeatum
• Polystichum acutidens
• Polystichum adungense
• Polystichum aleuticum
• Polystichum alfaroi
• Polystichum ammifolium
• Polystichum andersonii
• Polystichum andersonii × munitum
• Polystichum andinum
• Polystichum assurgentipinnum
• Polystichum atkinsonii
• Polystichum auriculum
• Polystichum australiense
• Polystichum australium
• Polystichum bakerianum
• Polystichum balansae
• Polystichum biaristatum
• Polystichum bonapartii
• Polystichum bonseyi
• Polystichum braunii
• Polystichum braunii × munitum
• Polystichum bulbiferum
• Polystichum calderonense
• Polystichum californicum
• Polystichum californicum × munitum
• Polystichum chilense
• Polystichum chingae
• Polystichum cochleatum
• Polystichum concinnum
• Polystichum costularisorum
• Polystichum coursii
• Polystichum craspedosorum
• Polystichum crassinervium
• Polystichum cuneatiforme
• Polystichum cyclolobum
• Polystichum cystostegium
• Polystichum deltatum
• Polystichum deltodon
• Polystichum dielsii
• Polystichum diffundens
• Polystichum discretum
• Polystichum disjunctum
• Polystichum distans
• Polystichum dracomontanum
• Polystichum drepanum
• Polystichum dubium
• Polystichum dudleyi
• Polystichum echinatum
• Polystichum elevatovenosum
• Polystichum erosum
• Polystichum erythrosorum
• Polystichum exauriforme
• Polystichum eximium
• Polystichum falcatilobum
• Polystichum falcinellum
• Polystichum fallax
• Polystichum fengshanense
• Polystichum fibrillosopaleaceum
• Polystichum filiorum
• Polystichum fimbriatum
• Polystichum formosanum
• Polystichum formosum
• Polystichum fournieri
• Polystichum fraxinellum
• Polystichum fuentesii
• Polystichum furfuraceum
• Polystichum gejiuense
• Polystichum glaciale
• Polystichum grandifrons
• Polystichum guadalupense
• Polystichum guajaibonense
• Polystichum gymnocarpium
• Polystichum hagiangense
• Polystichum hainanicola
• Polystichum haleakalense
• Polystichum hancockii
• Polystichum hanmengqii
• Polystichum harrisii
• Polystichum hartwegii
• Polystichum hecatopterum
• Polystichum herbaceum
• Polystichum hillebrandii
• Polystichum hookerianum
• Polystichum hottense
• Polystichum hubeiense
• Polystichum igaense
• Polystichum imbricans
• Polystichum imbricans × scopulinum
• Polystichum incongruum
• Polystichum integripinnum
• Polystichum jinpingense
• Polystichum jiulaodongense
• Polystichum kadyrovii
• Polystichum kalambatitrense
• Polystichum kenwoodii
• Polystichum keysserianum
• Polystichum kruckebergii
• Polystichum kruckebergii × lemmonii
• Polystichum kruckebergii × munitum
• Polystichum kurokawae
• Polystichum kwakiutlii
• Polystichum lachenense
• Polystichum lanceolatum
• Polystichum lemmonii
• Polystichum lemmonii × munitum
• Polystichum lemmonii × scopulinum
• Polystichum lentum
• Polystichum lepidocaulon
• Polystichum levingei
• Polystichum lineare
• Polystichum lonchitis
• Polystichum longifrons
• Polystichum longipaleatum
• Polystichum loratum
• Polystichum luctuosum
• Polystichum macleae
• Polystichum makinoi
• Polystichum malipoense
• Polystichum manickamianum
• Polystichum manmeiense
• Polystichum marionense
• Polystichum mayebarae
• Polystichum mehrae
• Polystichum mexiae
• Polystichum mickelii
• Polystichum microchlamys
• Polystichum minimum
• Polystichum mohrioides
• Polystichum montevidense
• Polystichum monticola
• Polystichum moorei
• Polystichum mucronifolium
• Polystichum muenchii
• Polystichum multifidum
• Polystichum munitum
• Polystichum munitum × scopulinum
• Polystichum muricatum
• Polystichum muscicola
• Polystichum neolobatum
• Polystichum neozelandicum
• Polystichum neozelandicum zerophyllum × vestitum
• Polystichum nepalense
• Polystichum normale
• Polystichum nudicaule
• Polystichum obae
• Polystichum obliquum
• Polystichum oblongipinnarum
• Polystichum oblongum
• Polystichum oculatum
• Polystichum oculatum × vestitum
• Polystichum orbiculatum
• Polystichum ordinatum
• Polystichum otophorum
• Polystichum ovatopaleaceum
• Polystichum paleatum
• Polystichum palniense
• Polystichum papuanum
• Polystichum paramicola
• Polystichum parvipinnulum
• Polystichum perpusillum
• Polystichum piceopaleaceum
• Polystichum pingbianense
• Polystichum platylepis
• Polystichum platyphyllum
• Polystichum plicatum
• Polystichum polyblepharum
• Polystichum prescottianum
• Polystichum prionolepis
• Polystichum proliferum
• Polystichum pseudomakinoi
• Polystichum punctiferum
• Polystichum pungens
• Polystichum pycnolepis
• Polystichum pycnopterum
• Polystichum rachichlaena
• Polystichum rectum
• Polystichum retrosopaleaceum
• Polystichum rhizophyllum
• Polystichum rigens
• Polystichum rupicola
• Polystichum sanchezii
• Polystichum scariosum
• Polystichum schizophyllum
• Polystichum scopulinum
• Polystichum semifertile
• Polystichum setiferum
• Polystichum setigerum
• Polystichum shandongense
• Polystichum shensiense
• Polystichum shimurae
• Polystichum shizuokaense
• Polystichum silvaticum
• Polystichum sinense
• Polystichum sinotsussimense
• Polystichum speciosissimum
• Polystichum squarrosum
• Polystichum stenophyllum
• Polystichum stimulans
• Polystichum subacutidens
• Polystichum subinerme
• Polystichum subintegerrimum
• Polystichum submarginale
• Polystichum submucronatum
• Polystichum subtripteron
• Polystichum superum
• Polystichum tagawanum
• Polystichum taizhongense
• Polystichum talamancanum
• Polystichum tenuius
• Polystichum tetragonum
• Polystichum thomsonii
• Polystichum tiankengicola
• Polystichum tonkinense
• Polystichum transkeiense
• Polystichum transvaalense
• Polystichum trapezoides
• Polystichum trapezoideum
• Polystichum tridens
• Polystichum tripteron
• Polystichum turrialbae
• Polystichum vestitum
• Polystichum wawranum
• Polystichum whiteleggei
• Polystichum woronowii
• Polystichum wrightii
• Polystichum xiphophyllum
• Polystichum yaanense
• Polystichum yunnanense
• Polystichum zayuense
• Polystichum zhijinense
• Polystichum × arendsii
• Polystichum × bicknellii
• Polystichum × dycei
• Polystichum × hagenahii
• Polystichum × illyricum
• Polystichum × lesliei
• Polystichum × lonchitiforme
• Polystichum × luerssenii
• Polystichum × maderense
• Polystichum × meyeri
• Polystichum × potteri
• Polystichum × wirtgenii

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